ἦλθον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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This aorist's stem is a syncope ἐλθ- (elth-) of weak stem ἐλυθ- (eluth-) of unused verb *ἐλεύθω (*eleúthō, Ι come) as in Epic ἐλῠθεῖν (elutheîn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ludʰét (to arrive).[1] Discussion of stems at ἔρχομαι Notes.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἦλθον (êlthon)

  1. first-person singular/third-person plural aorist indicative active of ἔρχομαι (érkhomai):
    1. came
    2. went

Usage notes

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Discussion of stems at ἔρχομαι Notes, also from εἶμι (eîmi) which supplies non-indicative present and future and imperfect indicative forms.

Inflected forms are listed at ἔρχομαι (érkhomai).

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐλθεῖν”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 410

Further reading

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