First Aorist Middle Indicative of λύω Singular Plural ἐλυσάμην I loosed myself ἐλυσάμεθα we loosed ourselves ἐλύσω you loosed yourself ἐλύσασθε you loosed yourselves ἐλύσατο he/she/it loosed himself/herself/itself ἐλύσαντο they loosed themselves Infinitive λύσασθαι to loose oneself 15.3 Function of the Aorist Tense Since Greek writers used the aorist so widely, it is perhaps the most important tense in the Greek New Testament. The word “aorist” comes from the Greek word ἀόριστος,