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a·o·rist

 (ā′ər-ĭst)
n.
1. A form of a verb in some languages, such as Classical Greek, that expresses action without indicating its completion or continuation.
2. A form of a verb in some languages, such as Classical Greek or Sanskrit, that in the indicative mood expresses past action.
[From Greek aoristos, indefinite, aorist tense : a-, not; see a-1 + horistos, definable (from horizein, to define; see horizon).]
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aorist

(ˈeɪərɪst; ˈɛərɪst)
n
(Grammar) grammar a tense of the verb in classical Greek and in certain other inflected languages, indicating past action without reference to whether the action involved was momentary or continuous. Compare perfect8, imperfect4
[C16: from Greek aoristos not limited, from a-1 + horistos restricted, from horizein to define]
ˌaoˈristic adj
ˌaoˈristically adv
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a•o•rist

(ˈeɪ ə rɪst)

n.
1. a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action, esp. in the past, without further implication as to completion, duration, or repetition.
adj.
2. of or in this tense.
[1575–85; < Greek aóristos unlimited]
a`o•ris′tic, adj.
a`o•ris′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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aorist

A simple past tense, especially in ancient Greek, that does not imply continuance or momentariness.
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Noun1.aorist - a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
tense - a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
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Aorist
aoristni

aorist

[ˈɛərɪst] N → aoristo m
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aorist

n → Aorist m
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Besides, the aorist [Greek] in its present surrounding is perplexing.
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Besides, [phrase omitted] is the infinitive aorist active of the verb [phrase omitted] which denotes "fill completely, fulfil, bring to completion and realise." [phrase omitted] is a causative verb from the stem of [phrase omitted] and means basically "fill or make full in a purely spatial sense and then metaphorically." While the spatial meaning is relatively infrequent in the New Testament (Matthew 13:48; Acts 2:2), [phrase omitted] acquires its real theological importance in metaphorical usage (Matthew 3:15; 5:17; Mark 1:15; John 7:8; 15:11; 16:24; Acts 2:2; 7:30; 13:52; Ephesians 4:10; 1 John 1:4; 2 John 12).
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It is proposed here that [square root of (term)]prns entered Aramaic as a loanword from Greek [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], the aorist infinitive of [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] 'to perceive, foresee; to provide, take care of.
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