Possibly from a nasalized variant of Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“to shine”), but problematic due to said nasalization. Related to Scottish Gaelic loisg (“to burn”), Welsh llachar (“glow”), Hittite (lapp-, “to glow, flash”), Latvian lāpa (“torch, flame”).[1]
λάμπω • (lámpō)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἔλᾰμπον | ἔλᾰμπες | ἔλᾰμπε(ν) | ἐλᾰ́μπετον | ἐλᾰμπέτην | ἐλᾰ́μπομεν | ἐλᾰ́μπετε | ἔλᾰμπον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐλᾰμπόμην | ἐλᾰ́μπου | ἐλᾰ́μπετο | ἐλᾰ́μπεσθον | ἐλᾰμπέσθην | ἐλᾰμπόμεθᾰ | ἐλᾰ́μπεσθε | ἐλᾰ́μποντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | λᾰ́μπεσκον | λᾰ́μπεσκες | λᾰ́μπεσκε(ν) | λᾰμπέσκετον | λᾰμπεσκέτην | λᾰμπέσκομεν | λᾰμπέσκετε | λᾰ́μπεσκον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | λᾰμπεσκόμην | λᾰμπέσκου | λᾰμπέσκετο | λᾰμπέσκεσθον | λᾰμπεσκέσθην | λᾰμπεσκόμεθᾰ | λᾰμπέσκεσθε | λᾰμπέσκοντο | ||||
Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | λέλᾰμπᾰ | λέλᾰμπᾰς | λέλᾰμπε(ν) | λελᾰ́μπᾰτον | λελᾰ́μπᾰτον | λελᾰ́μπᾰμεν | λελᾰ́μπᾰτε | λελᾰ́μπᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | λελᾰ́μπω | λελᾰ́μπῃς | λελᾰ́μπῃ | λελᾰ́μπητον | λελᾰ́μπητον | λελᾰ́μπωμεν | λελᾰ́μπητε | λελᾰ́μπωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | λελᾰ́μποιμῐ, λελᾰμποίην |
λελᾰ́μποις, λελᾰμποίης |
λελᾰ́μποι, λελᾰμποίη |
λελᾰ́μποιτον | λελᾰμποίτην | λελᾰ́μποιμεν | λελᾰ́μποιτε | λελᾰ́μποιεν | |||||
imperative | λέλᾰμπε | λελᾰμπέτω | λελᾰ́μπετον | λελᾰμπέτων | λελᾰ́μπετε | λελᾰμπόντων | |||||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | λελᾰμπέναι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | λελᾰμπώς | |||||||||||
f | λελᾰμπυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | λελᾰμπός | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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From Ancient Greek λάμπω.
λάμπω • (lámpo) (past έλαμψα, passive —)
Active voice ➤ | ||||
Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
1 sg | λάμπω | λάμψω | ||
2 sg | λάμπεις | λάμψεις | ||
3 sg | λάμπει | λάμψει | ||
1 pl | λάμπουμε, [‑ομε] | λάμψουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
2 pl | λάμπετε | λάμψετε | ||
3 pl | λάμπουν(ε) | λάμψουν(ε) | ||
Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
1 sg | έλαμπα | έλαμψα | ||
2 sg | έλαμπες | έλαμψες | ||
3 sg | έλαμπε | έλαμψε | ||
1 pl | λάμπαμε | λάμψαμε | ||
2 pl | λάμπατε | λάμψατε | ||
3 pl | έλαμπαν, λάμπαν(ε) | έλαμψαν, λάμψαν(ε) | ||
Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
1 sg | θα λάμπω ➤ | θα λάμψω ➤ | ||
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα λάμπεις, … | θα λάμψεις, … | ||
Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … λάμψει | |||
Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … λάμψει | |||
Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … λάμψει | |||
Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | ||
2 sg | λάμπε | λάμψε | ||
2 pl | λάμπετε | λάμψτε | ||
Other forms | ||||
Active present participle ➤ | λάμποντας ➤ | |||
Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας λάμψει ➤ | |||
Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
Nonfinite form ➤ | λάμψει | |||
Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
• (…) optional or informal. rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||