ὀρούω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃rew-. Cognate with Latin ruō (“to hurry, hasten”) and Proto-Slavic *ruxъ (“movement”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /o.rǒː.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /oˈru.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /oˈru.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /oˈru.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /oˈru.o/
Verb
ὀρούω • (oroúō)
- to rush, spring, hurry
Conjugation
Present: ὀρούω
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ὀρούω | ὀρούεις | ὀρούει | ὀρούετον | ὀρούετον | ὀρούομεν | ὀρούετε | ὀρούουσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | ὀρούω | ὀρούῃς | ὀρούῃ | ὀρούητον | ὀρούητον | ὀρούωμεν | ὀρούητε | ὀρούωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ὀρούοιμῐ | ὀρούοις | ὀρούοι | ὀρούοιτον | ὀρουοίτην | ὀρούοιμεν | ὀρούοιτε | ὀρούοιεν | |||||
imperative | ὄρουε | ὀρουέτω | ὀρούετον | ὀρουέτων | ὀρούετε | ὀρουόντων | |||||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ὀρούειν | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ὀρούων | |||||||||||
f | ὀρούουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ὀροῦον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Imperfect: ὤρουον
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ὤρουον | ὤρουες | ὤρουε(ν) | ὠρούετον | ὠρουέτην | ὠρούομεν | ὠρούετε | ὤρουον | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Future: ὀρούσω
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ὀρούσω | ὀρούσεις | ὀρούσει | ὀρούσετον | ὀρούσετον | ὀρούσομεν | ὀρούσετε | ὀρούσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | ὀρούσοιμῐ | ὀρούσοις | ὀρούσοι | ὀρούσοιτον | ὀρουσοίτην | ὀρούσοιμεν | ὀρούσοιτε | ὀρούσοιεν | |||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ὀρούσειν | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ὀρούσων | |||||||||||
f | ὀρούσουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ὀροῦσον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Aorist: ὤρουσᾰ
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ὤρουσᾰ | ὤρουσᾰς | ὤρουσε(ν) | ὠρούσᾰτον | ὠρουσᾰ́την | ὠρούσᾰμεν | ὠρούσᾰτε | ὤρουσᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | ὀρούσω | ὀρούσῃς | ὀρούσῃ | ὀρούσητον | ὀρούσητον | ὀρούσωμεν | ὀρούσητε | ὀρούσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ὀρούσαιμῐ | ὀρούσειᾰς, ὀρούσαις | ὀρούσειε(ν), ὀρούσαι | ὀρούσαιτον | ὀρουσαίτην | ὀρούσαιμεν | ὀρούσαιτε | ὀρούσειᾰν, ὀρούσαιεν | |||||
imperative | ὄρουσον | ὀρουσᾰ́τω | ὀρούσᾰτον | ὀρουσᾰ́των | ὀρούσᾰτε | ὀρουσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ὀροῦσαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ὀρούσᾱς | |||||||||||
f | ὀρούσᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ὀροῦσᾰν | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Aorist: ὄρουσᾰ (Epic)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ὄρουσᾰ | ὄρουσᾰς | ὄρουσε(ν) | ὀρούσᾰτον | ὀρουσᾰ́την | ὀρούσᾰμεν | ὀρούσᾰτε | ὄρουσᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | ὀρούσω, ὀρούσωμῐ | ὀρούσῃς, ὀρούσῃσθᾰ | ὀρούσῃ, ὀρούσῃσῐ | ὀρούσητον | ὀρούσητον | ὀρούσωμεν | ὀρούσητε | ὀρούσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ὀρούσαιμῐ | ὀρούσαις, ὀρούσαισθᾰ, ὀρούσειᾰς | ὀρούσειε(ν), ὀρούσαι | ὀρουσεῖτον | ὀρουσείτην | ὀρουσεῖμεν | ὀρουσεῖτε | ὀρουσεῖεν | |||||
imperative | ὄρουσον | ὀρουσᾰ́τω | ὀρούσᾰτον | ὀρουσᾰ́των | ὀρούσᾰτε | ὀρουσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ὀροῦσαι/ὀρουσᾰ́μεν/ὀρουσᾰμέναι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ὀρούσᾱς | |||||||||||
f | ὀρούσᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ὀροῦσᾰν | ||||||||||||
Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Derived terms
- ἀνορούω (anoroúō)
- ἐπορούω (eporoúō)
Further reading
- ὀρούω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ὀρούω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ὀρούω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ὀρούω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ὀρούω in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- dart idem, page 195.
- dash idem, page 196.
- hasten idem, page 387.
- hurry idem, page 411.
- plunge idem, page 622.
- rush idem, page 727.
- speed idem, page 800.