ἤρου (erou)

ἤρου is an Ancient Greek form of αἱρέω, meaning “to take, seize, capture; (mid.) choose”. It is the 2nd person singular imperfect middle/passive indicative.

It can also be a form of αἴρω, “lift, raise, take up”.

It can also be a form of ἔρομαι, “ask, inquire”.

It can also be a form of ἀρόω, “plough”. It is the 3rd person singular imperfect active indicative.

Found 25 times in the Ancient Greek texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Euripides, Electra 275: ἤρου τόδʼ; αἰσχρόν γʼ εἶπας· οὐ γὰρ νῦν ἀκμή;

Xenophon, Hiero 6.7: εἰ δὲ καὶ σὺ πολεμικῶν ἔμπειρος εἶ, ὦ Σιμωνίδη, καὶ ἤδη ποτὲ πολεμίᾳ φάλαγγι πλησίον ἀντετάξω, ἀναμνήσθητι ποῖον μέν τινα σῖτον ᾑροῦ ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ χρόνῳ, ποῖον δέ τινα ὕπνον ἐκοιμῶ.

All forms of αἱρέω (conjugation table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.