ελεσθαι

Lemma: αἱρέω

verb verb
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Definition

To take, grasp, or seize; hence to take/capture (a place or person). Also to choose or prefer (especially by deliberate selection); in the middle, often “to choose for oneself,” and in the passive, “to be taken/captured” (and sometimes “to be chosen”).

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Grammatical Analysis

"ελεσθαι"

Verb type: standard (-ω) verb

Tense: aorist

Voice: middle

Mood: infinitive

Person: none (infinitive)

Number: none (infinitive)

Related Forms of αἱρέω

6 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

αιρει present, active, indicative, singular, 3rd eilen perfect, active, indicative, singular, 3rd helein aorist (second aorist), active, infinitive, not ap... αιρε present, active, imperative, singular, 2nd Είλεν aorist (second aorist), active, indicative, singul... helomenoi aorist (second aorist), middle, participle, nomina...

Verb Conjugation

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