ἔρομαι

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *erwomai, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rou-neh₂-, which is probably related to Icelandic raun (trial, test).

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Verb

ἔρομαι (éromai)

  1. to ask
    • 385 BCE – 380 BCE, Plato, Symposium 192d:
      καὶ εἰ αὐτοῖς ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ κατακειμένοις ἐπιστὰς ὁ Ἥφαιστος, ἔχων τὰ ὄργανα, ἔροιτο: ‘τί ἔσθ᾽ ὃ βούλεσθε, ὦ ἄνθρωποι, ὑμῖν παρ᾽ ἀλλήλων γενέσθαι
      suppose that, as they lay together, Hephaestus should descend and stand over them, and showing his tools should ask: ‘What is it, mortals, that you would have of one another?

Usage notes

The present indicative of this verb is almost never used in Attic, being replaced by ἐρωτάω (erōtáō). Ionic and Epic use the alternative form εἴρομαι (eíromai) and the related verb ἐρέω (eréō).

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