Aoristi

The Aorist is a verb tense used in ancient Greek to describe actions that were completed at an unspecified time in the past. It is often translated into English as the simple past tense. The Aorist is formed by adding the aorist suffix to the verb's stem. This tense is used to convey a single, completed action without reference to when it occurred. For example, the verb "legein" (to speak) in the aorist form is "eipon" (I spoke). The Aorist is distinct from the Perfect tense, which indicates the result of a past action, and the Imperfect, which describes ongoing or habitual actions in the past. The Aorist is also used in the passive voice to indicate that the action was completed by an unspecified agent. In modern Greek, the Aorist has largely been replaced by the Perfect tense, but it still retains some usage in certain contexts.