λάμνω (lamno) — to row (literary)

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Source references

Look for γράφω → γράφεις: the stress comes before the final -ω. The group helps with present endings; other tenses may use a different stem. Check the tables below.

How to read the verb tables

Start with the present. Find the row for the person you mean: εγώ (I), εσύ (you, singular), αυτός/αυτή/αυτό (he/she/it), εμείς (we), εσείς (you, plural or polite), αυτοί/αυτές/αυτά (they). Greek often leaves out these pronouns because the ending shows the person.

Continuous: over time or repeatedly: έγραφα — I was writing / used to write; θα γράφω — I will be writing. The imperfect is the continuous past.
Simple: an action viewed as a whole: έγραψα — I wrote; θα γράψω — I will write. “Simple” does not mean the action must be short.
Perfect: completed by a reference point: έχω γράψει — I have written; είχα γράψει — I had written; θα έχω γράψει — I will have written.
Subjunctive: forms with να: θέλω να γράφω κάθε μέρα — I want to write every day; θέλω να γράψω ένα μήνυμα — I want to write a message. The sentence supplies the time; the forms distinguish repeated activity from an action viewed as a whole.
Imperative: instructions or requests: γράφε κάθε μέρα — write every day; γράψε το όνομά σου — write your name. These show continuous and simple instructions.
Active and middle/passive: form and meaning: γράφω — I write; γράφεται — it is written. But a middle/passive ending does not always express a passive meaning: έρχομαι means I come.

Alternative forms: commas or slashes separate alternatives. Parentheses mark optional letters, for example γράφουν(ε) means γράφουν or γράφουνε. Alternatives can differ in style or context, so read any usage note before choosing.

A dash or a missing table means a form is not supplied here. Check the entry’s notes; it does not by itself prove that every omitted form is impossible.

Other verbs with the same source references

λιώνω · τρέμω · φτάνω

These verbs share source references, but their forms and meanings may differ.

λάμνω — to row (literary).

Present · Ενεστώτας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	λάμνω
εσύ — you	λάμνεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	λάμνει
εμείς — we	λάμνουμε, λάμνομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	λάμνετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	λάμνουν(ε)

Imperfect · Παρατατικός

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	έλαμνα
εσύ — you	έλαμνες
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	έλαμνε
εμείς — we	λάμναμε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	λάμνατε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	έλαμναν, λάμναν(ε)

Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	θα λάμνω
εσύ — you	θα λάμνεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	θα λάμνει
εμείς — we	θα λάμνουμε, θα λάμνομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	θα λάμνετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	θα λάμνουν(ε)

Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	να λάμνω
εσύ — you	να λάμνεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	να λάμνει
εμείς — we	να λάμνουμε, να λάμνομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	να λάμνετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	να λάμνουν(ε)

Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση

Λάμνω is a literary verb for rowing; κωπηλατώ is the ordinary modern equivalent. This learner table focuses on the present-stem forms.

Οι ναύτες έλαμναν προς την ακτή.

The sailors were rowing towards the shore.

Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — λάμνω.

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