Aonian

[From Aonia: see definition.] 1. Lit. Pertaining to the region of Aonia, in Bœotia, said to be inhabited by the Aones, descendants of a son of Neptune. It contained the mountains Helicon and Cithæron, sacred to the Muses, who from their supposed residence in the district were called Aonides. 2. Fig .: Pertaining to the Muses. "And they are sure of bread who swink and moil; But a fell tribe th' Aonian hive despoil." Thomson: Castle of Indolence, ii. 2. ā'-or-ist, s. & a. [In Ger. aorist us ; Fr. aoriste; Sp., Port., & Ital., a or is to ; Gr. αόριστος ( aoristos ) an aorist from adj. αόριστος ( aoristos ) without boundaries, from a, priv., and ὁρίζω ( horizō ) = to separate by a boundary; όρος ( horos ) = a boundary.] an A. As substantive (Greek Grammar): A tense expre ing time of indefinite date or character. In English the phrase "He went," is properly an aorist, as no information is given as to when the action spoken of was performed. Greek verbs have two aorists, a first and a second; but, as a rule, only one of them is generally used. B. As adjective: Like an aorist; indefinite in time.