aorist Definition

aorist
noun

1. grammar.
A tense of a verb in some inflected languages, especially Greek, that expresses action in simple past time with no implications of completion, duration or repetition. Also as adj.
Example: The aorist in Greek is similar to the past in English

Derivative: aoristic
adj

Derivative: aoristically
adverb

Etymology: 16c: from Greek aoristos indefinite, from a-² + horistos limited.