θωρώ

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek θωρῶ (thōrô), from earlier θιωρῶ (thiōrô), from Ancient Greek θεωρῶ (theōrô), common variant of θεωρέω (theōréō) / .[1] [2] Doublet of θεωρώ (theoró).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θoˈro/
  • Hyphenation: θω‧ρώ

Verb

θωρώ • (thoró) (imperfect θωρούσα, passive —) found only in the imperfective tenses

  1. (vernacular, poetic) to gaze, examine, look over
    • Poem by Aristotelis Valaoritis (1824-1879)
      Πῶς μᾶς θωρεῖς ἀκίνητος;... Ποῦ τρέχει ὁ λογισμός σου
      Pos mas thoreís akínitos?... Pou tréchei o logismós sou
      How do you gaze upon us, still?... And where your thoughts are drifting
      (literally, “How do you gaze upon us, immobile?... Where is your thinking running to?”)

Conjugation
θωρώ (active forms, imperfective)
Active voice ➤   —   Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Present ➤ Imperfect ➤ Future ➤
1 sg θωρώ θωρούσα θα θωρώ
2 sg θωρείς θωρούσες θα θωρείς
3 sg θωρεί θωρούσε θα θωρεί
1 pl θωρούμε θωρούσαμε θα θωρούμε
2 pl θωρείτε θωρούσατε θα θωρείτε
3 pl θωρούν(ε) θωρούσαν(ε) θα θωρούν(ε)
Subjunctive mood ➤ Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤ 2 sg 2 pl
Imperfective aspect — θωρείτε
Other forms Present participle ➤
θωρώντας ➤
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.
  • θωριά f (thoriá) (vernacular, poetic)

References
  1. θωρώ - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. θεωρώ - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
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