Since there are two patterns for forming the aorist (aîr-ist), the conjugations of the aorist are classified as first and second. The second aorist will be presented in the next chapter. The term aorist is from the Greek word ἀόριστος meaning undefined. The aorist primarily expresses simple occurrence and the kind of action is left undefined. The Greek verb system presents three primary kinds of action: 1) continuous, which
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