aorist vs tense

tense vs aorist

aorist and tense both are nouns.

aorist is not an adjective while tense is an adjective.

aorist is not a verb while tense is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aorist	Yes	No	No	No
tense	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, tense is a hypernym of aorist; that is, tense is a word with a broader meaning than aorist:

aorist: a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
tense: a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

aorist (noun)	tense (noun)
a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation	a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

aorist (adjective)	tense (adjective)
	taut or rigid; stretched tight
	pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
	in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

aorist (verb)	tense (verb)
	cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
	become tense, nervous, or uneasy
	increase the tension on
	become stretched or tense or taut

Difference between aorist and tense

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