Aorist Tense: Imperative
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| do it! (sg) | do it! (pl) | |
| active | -ε | -ετε |
| middle | -οῦ | -εσθε |
| Present | Aorist | meaning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |||
| λεῖπε αἱρεῖ [έ-ε] βάλλε γίγνου αἱροῦ [έ-ου] ἀφικνοῦ [έ-ου] |
λείπετε αἱρεῖτε [έ-ε] βάλλετε γίγνετε αἱρεῖσθε [έ-ε] ἀφικνεῖσθε [έ-ε] |
λίπε ἕλε βάλε γενοῦ ἑλοῦ ἀφικοῦ |
λίπετε ἕλετε βάλετε γένεσθε ἕλεσθε ἀφίκεσθε |
leave! take! capture! throw! pelt! become! choose! arrive! get there! | ||
A Further Note About Accentuation
The accent in verbs is recessive, i.e. tends to move as far towards the front of the verb as possible. But there are, in the active voice, 5 exceptions to this rule: the last syllable is stressed/pitched in the 2nd aorist singular active voice of
| ἔρχομαι εὑρίσκω λαμβάνω λέγω ὁράω |
| Present | Aorist | meaning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |||
| ἴ εὕρισκε λάμβανε λέγε ὅρα |
ἴτε εὑρίσκετε λαμβάνετε λέγετε ὁρᾶτε [ὁράετε] |
ἐλθέ εὑρέ λαβέ εἰπέ μοι ἰδέ |
ἔλθετε εὕρετε λάβετε εἴπετε μοι ἴδετε |
come here! go there find it! take it! say it! tell! see! look at it! | ||