Aorist Tense

  1. Some more 2nd aorist forms:
     
    Present   Aorist    
    past   stem   participle   infinitive Meaning
    αἰρέω
    αἱρέομαι
    ἔρχομαι
    λέγω
    ὁράω
    τρέχω
    φέρω
      εἷλον
    εἱλόμην
    λθον
    εἶπον
    εἶδον
    δραμον
    νεγκον
      λ-
    λ
    λθ-
    εἰπ-
    δ-
    δραμ-
    νεγκ-
      ἑλών
    ἑλόμενος
    ἐλθών
    εἰπών
    ἰδών
    δραμών
    ἐνεγκών
      ἑλεῖν
    ἑλέσθαι
    ἐλθεῖν
    εἰπεῖν
    ἰδεῖν
    δραμεῖν
    ἐνεγκεῖν
       to take
     to choose
     to come/go
     to say, tell, speak
     to see
     to run
     to carry, lead

     

  2. Aorist Imperative
     
    The accent in verbs is recessive, i.e. tends to move as far as possible towards the front of the verb. There are only 5 exceptions to this rule, the last syllable is stressed/pitched in the 2nd aorist singular of
     
      ἔρχομαι
      εὑρίσκω
      λαμβάνω  
      λέγω
      ὁράω

     
     
    Present   Aorist    
      meaning  
    singular plural singular plural
      ἴθι
      εὕρισκε
      λάμβανε  
      λέγε
      ὅρα
      ἴτε
      εὑρίσκετε
      λαμβάνετε  
      λέγετε
      ὁρτε [ὁράετε]
     ἐλθ
     εὑρ
     λαβ
     εἰπ μοι  
     ἰδ
     ἔλθετε
     εὕρετε
     λάβετε
     εἴπετε μοι  
     ἴδετε
     come here! go there
     find it!
     take it!
     say it! tell!
     see! look at it!

     

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