άγω

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See also: ἄγω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō), from Proto-Hellenic *ágō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, from the root *h₂eǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ɣo/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧γω

Verb

άγω • (ágo) (passive άγομαι) found chiefly in the present tense - other forms mainly in compounds

  1. to lead
  2. to force against the will
    expression: άγω και φέρω, (especially in the passive) άγομαι και φέρομαι

Conjugation

άγω   άγομαι   (chiefly in present tense - other forms found in compounds)
Active voice ➤ Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect ➤ Perfective aspect ➤ Imperfective aspect Perfective aspect
Non-past tenses ➤ Present ➤ Dependent ➤ Present Dependent
1 sg άγω ‑αγάγω1 άγομαι αχθώ
2 sg άγεις ‑αγάγεις άγεσαι αχθείς
3 sg άγει ‑αγάγει άγεται αχθεί
1 pl άγουμε, [‑ομε] ‑αγάγουμε αγόμαστε, {αγόμεθα} αχθούμε
2 pl άγετε ‑αγάγετε άγεστε, {άγεσθε} αχθείτε
3 pl άγουν(ε) ‑αγάγουν[ε] άγονται αθχούν[ε]
Past tenses ➤ Imperfect ➤ Simple past ➤ Imperfect Simple past
1 sg ‑ήγα ‑ήγαγα1 αγόμουν άχθηκα, [{ήχθην}]
2 sg ‑ήγες ‑ήγαγες [αγόσουν] άχθηκες, [{ήχθης}]
3 sg ‑ήγε ‑ήγαγε αγόταν άχθηκε, {ήχθη}
1 pl ‑άγαμε, ‑ήγαμε ‑αγάγαμε αγόμασταν αχθήκαμε, [{ήχθημεν}]
2 pl ‑άγατε, ‑ήγατε ‑αγάγατε [αγόσασταν] αχθήκατε, [{ήχθητε}]
3 pl ‑ήγαν ‑ήγαγαν άγονταν άχθηκαν, αχθήκαν[ε], {ήχθησαν}
Future tenses ➤ Continuous ➤ Simple ➤ Continuous Simple
1 sg θα άγω ➤ θα ‑αγάγω1 ➤ θα άγομαι ➤ θα αχθώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl θα άγεις, … θα ‑αγάγεις, ... θα άγεσαι, … θα αχθείς, …
Perfect aspect ➤ Perfect aspect
Present perfect ➤   έχω, έχεις, ... ‑αγάγει1   έχω, έχεις, … αχθεί
Past perfect ➤   είχα, είχες, ... ‑αγάγει   είχα, είχες, … αχθεί
Future perfect ➤   θα έχω, θα έχεις, ... ‑αγάγει   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … αχθεί
Subjunctive mood ➤ Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). e.g.
Active present: να άγω, past: να -αγάγω, perfect: να έχω -αγάγει
Passive present: να άγομαι, past: να αχθώ, perfect: να έχω αχθεί
Imperative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect Perfective aspect Imperfective aspect Perfective aspect
2 sg (άγε)2 [{‑άγαγε}] — —
2 pl (άγετε), ‑άγετε ‑αγάγετε άγεστε, {άγεσθε} αχθείτε
Other forms Active voice Passive voice
Present participle➤ {άγων, άγουσα, άγον}
άγοντας ➤ 		-αγόμενος, -η, -ο3 ➤
Perfect participle➤ έχοντας ‑αγάγει ➤ {-ηγμένος, ‑η, ‑o}
[-αγμένος, ‑η, ‑o] ➤
Nonfinite form➤ ‑αγάγει1 αχθεί
Notes  
 
Appendix:Greek verbs 		 1. Also perfective forms -άξω (dependent), -ήξα (past), which are proscribed, used colloquially only for verb παράγω, dependent να/θα παραγάγω, proscribed: να/θα παράξω, past παρήξα, παράξαμε, etc. The derived noun is παραγωγή form stem αγ-.
 2. Imperative άγε, but not in compounds.
 3. Also ancient passive past participle αχθείς (as in προσαχθείς)
 • Conjugation as in ancient ἄγω with imperfect ἦγον, aorist ἤγαγον. The future ἄξω and aorist ἦξα were rare. In Modern Greek, most forms are found in compounds.
 • (…) optional or informal.   rare.   {…} learned, archaic.
 • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
 • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Compounds of άγω (and see their derivatives)

Also see verbs -αγωγώ like ψυχαγωγώ (psychagogó)
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Further reading

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