AORIST


Meaning of AORIST in English

n. & adj. Gram.

--n. an unqualified past tense of a verb (esp. in Greek), without reference to duration or completion.

--adj. of or designating this tense.

Derivatives:

aoristic adj.

Etymology: Gk aoristos indefinite f. a- not + horizo define, limit

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.