ηρωτα

Lemma: ἐρωτάω

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Definition

to ask, question, inquire; also to request or beg. In later and some poetic/prose usage, to ask in love, court, or woo.

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Grammatical Analysis

"ηρωτα"

Verb type: standard (-ω) verb

Lemma: ἐρωτάω

Tense: imperfect

Voice: active

Mood: indicative

Person: 3rd

Number: singular

Note: Form ηρωτα = ἤρωτα, with augment (ἠ-) and contraction from ἐρωτά-; it can also be 1st singular imperfect active indicative (‘I was asking’) depending on context, since 1sg and 3sg are formally identical here.

Related Forms of ἐρωτάω

20 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ἠρώτα imperfect, active, indicative, singular, 3rd ερωτήσαι aorist, active, optative, singular, 3rd ηρώτα imperfect, active, indicative, singular, 3rd ηρώτων imperfect, active, indicative, plural, 1st ηρωτησεν aorist (sigmatic/first aorist), active, indicative... ηρωτων imperfect, active, indicative, plural, 3rd ερωτάω present, active, indicative, singular, 1st ἐρώτας present, active, indicative, singular, 2nd ηρώτησεν aorist (sigmatic/first aorist), active, indicative... ἐρωτᾷς present, active, indicative, singular, 2nd ἐρώτωσι present, active, subjunctive, plural, 3rd ἐρωτήσωσιν aorist, active, subjunctive, plural, third ἐρωτῶντί present, active, participle, dative, singular, mas... ἠρωτησεν aorist, active, indicative, singular, 3rd ἤρετό aorist (2nd aorist, sigmaless), middle, indicative... ἠρώτησεν aorist, active, indicative, singular, 3rd ἐρωτῶν present, active, participle, nominative, singular,... ερωτασθαι present, middle/passive, infinitive, none (infinit... ερωτησον aorist (sigmatic, 1st aorist), active, imperative,... ἐρωτᾶν present, active, infinitive, not applicable (infin...

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