definition of aorist
In the grammar of Ancient Greek, including Koine, the aorist (pronounced /ËeÉª.Éráµ»st/ or /ËÉÉráµ»st/) is a class of verb forms that generally portray a situation as simple or undefined, that is, as having perfective aspect.
n. 1  1. A form of a verb in some languages, such as Classical Greek, that expresses action without indicating its completion or continuation. 2  2. A form of a verb in some languages, such as Classical Greek or Sanskrit, that in the indicative mood expresses past action. [From Greek aoristos, indefinite, aorist tense : a-, not; see a-1 + horistos, definable (from horizein, to define; see horizon).]