αγγελοθωρώ
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
άγγελος (ángelos, “angel”) + θωρώ (thoró, “to gaze, to watch”), referring to the angel of death.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
αγγελοθωρώ • (angelothoró) (past αγγελοθώρησα, passive —)
- (intransitive, colloquial) to be knocking on heaven's door, be at death's door, be on one's deathbed (to be near death, to be dying)
- Όταν αγγελοθωρώ, μάλλον θα μετανιώνω πολλά που δεν έκανα.
- Ótan angelothoró, mállon tha metanióno pollá pou den ékana.
- When I'm on my deathbed, I'll probably be regretting not having done many things.
Conjugation[edit]
αγγελοθωρώ (active forms only)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | αγγελοθωρώ | αγγελοθωρήσω | ||
| 2 sg | αγγελοθωρείς | αγγελοθωρήσεις | ||
| 3 sg | αγγελοθωρεί | αγγελοθωρήσει | ||
| 1 pl | αγγελοθωρούμε | αγγελοθωρήσουμε, [-ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | αγγελοθωρείτε | αγγελοθωρήσετε | ||
| 3 pl | αγγελοθωρούν(ε) | αγγελοθωρήσουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | αγγελοθωρούσα | αγγελοθώρησα | ||
| 2 sg | αγγελοθωρούσες | αγγελοθώρησες | ||
| 3 sg | αγγελοθωρούσε | αγγελοθώρησε | ||
| 1 pl | αγγελοθωρούσαμε | αγγελοθωρήσαμε | ||
| 2 pl | αγγελοθωρούσατε | αγγελοθωρήσατε | ||
| 3 pl | αγγελοθωρούσαν(ε) | αγγελοθώρησαν, αγγελοθωρήσαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα αγγελοθωρώ ➤ | θα αγγελοθωρήσω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα αγγελοθωρείς, … | θα αγγελοθωρήσεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … αγγελοθωρήσει | |||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … αγγελοθωρήσει | |||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … αγγελοθωρήσει | |||
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
| Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | ||
| 2 sg | — | αγγελοθώρησε | ||
| 2 pl | αγγελοθωρείτε | αγγελοθωρήστε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | αγγελοθωρώντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας αγγελοθωρήσει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | αγγελοθωρήσει | |||
| Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
• (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||
Synonyms[edit]
- αγγελοβλέπω (angelovlépo, “to see an angel”)
- αγγελοκρούω (angelokroúo, “to be knocking on heaven's door”)