αόριστος — meaning in English
aoristos
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English meaning
- indefinite adj Without a fixed end point or limit in time.
- intangible adj Unable to be touched or physically grasped; not solid or concrete.
- past noun The period of time before the present.
- preterite adj Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
- vague adj Not clearly expressed, defined, or understood; lacking precise detail.
Senses
αόριστος is used for these senses in English:
- aorist (grammar) Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.
- aorist (grammar) A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.
- aorist aspect (grammar) A temporal feature of the verb which denotes the speaker's standpoint of the event described by the verb, as from outside of the event and seeing it as a completed whole.
- indefinite Vague or unclear.
- intangible Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
- past (grammar) The past tense.
- past tense (grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).
- perfective aspect (grammar) A feature of the verb which denotes viewing the event the verb describes as a completed whole, rather than from within the event as it unfolds. For example, "she sat down" as opposed to "she was sitting down". Since the focus is on the completion of what is expressed by the verb, this aspect is generally associated with the past and future tenses. This term is often used interchangeably with aorist aspect. This is not to be confused with the perfect tense.
indefinite — full definition
- adj Without a fixed end point or limit in time.
- adj Vague, unclear, or not precisely specified.
intangible — full definition
- adj Unable to be touched or physically grasped; not solid or concrete.
- noun An asset with no physical form, such as a brand name, patent, or goodwill.