ΕΡΑΩ, εραω
ERAŌ, eraō
Sounds Like: eh-RAH-oh
Translations: to love passionately, to desire, to be in love with
From the root: ΕΡΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes a strong, passionate, often physical or romantic love or desire. It is used to express being deeply in love with someone or having a strong yearning for something. It is distinct from other Greek words for love, such as 'agapao' (unconditional, divine love) or 'phileo' (friendly love).
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person, Singular
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΡΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΡΑΝ — to love, to desire, to long for
- ΕΡΑΣΑΜΩ — I loved, I desired, I longed for
- ΕΡΑΣΑΤΟ — he loved, she loved, it loved, he desired, she desired, it desired
- ΕΡΑΣΘΗΤΙ — love, desire, be in love with, fall in love with
- ΕΡΑΤΑ — to love, to desire, to be in love with
- ΕΡΩΜΕΝΗ — beloved, a beloved one, a lover, a mistress
- ΕΡΩΝ — loving, a loving one, one who loves, a lover
- ΗΡΑΣΘΗ — was loved, was desired, fell in love with
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