συνίσταμαι (sunistamai) — to consist of; lie in

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This verb uses middle/passive forms. Endings such as -μαι do not automatically mean “is done by someone”: θυμάμαι means “I remember”. Read this verb’s English meaning and usage notes.

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

ανθίσταμαι

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

συνίσταμαι — to consist of; lie in. A learned verb, especially common in the third person.

Present · Ενεστώτας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	συνίσταμαι
εσύ — you	συνίστασαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	συνίσταται
εμείς — we	συνιστάμεθα
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	συνίστασθε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	συνίστανται

Imperfect · Παρατατικός

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	—
εσύ — you	—
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	συνίστατο
εμείς — we	—
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	—
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	συνίσταντο

Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	θα συνίσταμαι
εσύ — you	θα συνίστασαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	θα συνίσταται
εμείς — we	θα συνιστάμεθα
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	θα συνίστασθε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	θα συνίστανται

Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική

Πρόσωπο — Person	Form
εγώ — I	να συνίσταμαι
εσύ — you	να συνίστασαι
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it	να συνίσταται
εμείς — we	να συνιστάμεθα
εσείς — you (plural / polite)	να συνίστασθε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they	να συνίστανται

Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση

συνίσταται από means consists of; συνίσταται σε means lies in or consists in.
The accent distinguishes συνίσταται (consists of) from συνιστάται (is recommended or established).
This page shows the present-stem tenses. Learned first- and second-person present forms are uncommon; only the useful third-person imperfect forms are listed.
συνιστάμενος, -η, -ο is a learned participle. No independent completed-action paradigm is supplied for this meaning.

Η δυσκολία συνίσταται στην έλλειψη χρόνου.

The difficulty lies in the lack of time.

Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — συνίσταμαι.

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