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ναίω
ναίω
Ancient Greek
Verb
ναίω • (naíō)
-  (present and imperfect only) I dwell, abide
 -  (causal, with accusative of place) I give one to dwell in; I make habitable, build
-  (middle voice) I found
 -  (passive) I am situated
 -  (with accusative of person) I let one dwell, I settle them
 
 -  (middle and passive in active sense) I settle
-  Dem.Bith. 6
 
 
Inflection
   Present: ναίω, ναίομαι 
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ναίω | ναίεις | ναίει | ναίετον | ναίετον | ναίομεν | ναίετε | ναίουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ναίω | ναίῃς | ναίῃ | ναίητον | ναίητον | ναίωμεν | ναίητε | ναίωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ναίοιμῐ | ναίοις | ναίοι | ναίοιτον | ναιοίτην | ναίοιμεν | ναίοιτε | ναίοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ναῖε | ναιέτω | ναίετον | ναιέτων | ναίετε | ναιόντων | |||||||
|  middle/ passive  | 
indicative | ναίομαι |  ναίῃ, ναίει  | 
ναίεται | ναίεσθον | ναίεσθον | ναιόμεθᾰ | ναίεσθε | ναίονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ναίωμαι | ναίῃ | ναίηται | ναίησθον | ναίησθον | ναιώμεθᾰ | ναίησθε | ναίωνται | |||||
| optative | ναιοίμην | ναίοιο | ναίοιτο | ναίοισθον | ναιοίσθην | ναιοίμεθᾰ | ναίοισθε | ναίοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ναίου | ναιέσθω | ναίεσθον | ναιέσθων | ναίεσθε | ναιέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ναίειν | ναίεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ναίων | ναιόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ναίουσᾰ | ναιομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ναῖον | ναιόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
   Imperfect: ἔναιον, ἐναιόμην 
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔναιον | ἔναιες | ἔναιε(ν) | ἐναίετον | ἐναιέτην | ἐναίομεν | ἐναίετε | ἔναιον | ||||
|  middle/ passive  | 
indicative | ἐναιόμην | ἐναίου | ἐναίετο | ἐναίεσθον | ἐναιέσθην | ἐναιόμεθᾰ | ἐναίεσθε | ἐναίοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ναίεσκον | ναίεσκες | ναίεσκε(ν) | ναιέσκετον | ναιεσκέτην | ναιέσκομεν | ναιέσκετε | ναίεσκον | ||||
|  middle/ passive  | 
indicative | ναιεσκόμην | ναιέσκου | ναιέσκετο | ναιέσκεσθον | ναιεσκέσθην | ναιεσκόμεθᾰ | ναιέσκεσθε | ναιέσκοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
   Future: νάσσομαι, νασθήσομαι 
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | νάσσομαι |  νάσσῃ, νάσσει  | 
νάσσεται | νάσσεσθον | νάσσεσθον | νασσόμεθᾰ | νάσσεσθε | νάσσονται | ||||
| optative | νασσοίμην | νάσσοιο | νάσσοιτο | νάσσοισθον | νασσοίσθην | νασσοίμεθᾰ | νάσσοισθε | νάσσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | νασθήσομαι | νασθήσῃ | νασθήσεται | νασθήσεσθον | νασθήσεσθον | νασθησόμεθᾰ | νασθήσεσθε | νασθήσονται | ||||
| optative | νασθησοίμην | νασθήσοιο | νασθήσοιτο | νασθήσοισθον | νασθησοίσθην | νασθησοίμεθᾰ | νασθήσοισθε | νασθήσοιντο | |||||
| middle | passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | νάσσεσθαι | νασθήσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | νασσόμενος | νασθησόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | νασσομένη | νασθησομένη | |||||||||||
| n | νασσόμενον | νασθησόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | νάσσᾰ | νάσσᾰς | νάσσε(ν) | νάσσᾰτον | νασσᾰ́την | νάσσᾰμεν | νάσσᾰτε | νάσσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | νάσσω | νάσσῃς | νάσσῃ | νάσσητον | νάσσητον | νάσσωμεν | νάσσητε | νάσσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | νάσσαιμῐ |  νάσσειᾰς, νάσσαις  | 
 νάσσειε(ν), νάσσαι  | 
νάσσαιτον | νασσαίτην | νάσσαιμεν | νάσσαιτε |  νάσσειᾰν, νάσσαιεν  | 
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| imperative | νάσσον | νασσᾰ́τω | νάσσᾰτον | νασσᾰ́των | νάσσᾰτε | νασσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | νασσᾰ́μην | νάσσω | νάσσᾰτο | νάσσᾰσθον | νασσᾰ́σθην | νασσᾰ́μεθᾰ | νάσσᾰσθε | νάσσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | νάσσωμαι | νάσσῃ | νάσσηται | νάσσησθον | νάσσησθον | νασσώμεθᾰ | νάσσησθε | νάσσωνται | |||||
| optative | νασσαίμην | νάσσαιο | νάσσαιτο | νάσσαισθον | νασσαίσθην | νασσαίμεθᾰ | νάσσαισθε | νάσσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | νάσσαι | νασσᾰ́σθω | νάσσᾰσθον | νασσᾰ́σθων | νάσσᾰσθε | νασσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | νάσθην | νάσθης | νάσθη | νάσθητον | νασθήτην | νάσθημεν | νάσθητε | νάσθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | νασθῶ | νασθῇς | νασθῇ | νασθῆτον | νασθῆτον | νασθῶμεν | νασθῆτε | νασθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | νασθείην | νασθείης | νασθείη |  νασθεῖτον, νασθείητον  | 
 νασθείτην, νασθειήτην  | 
 νασθεῖμεν, νασθείημεν  | 
 νασθεῖτε, νασθείητε  | 
 νασθεῖεν, νασθείησᾰν  | 
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| imperative | νάσθητῐ | νασθήτω | νάσθητον | νασθήτων | νάσθητε | νασθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | νάσσαι | νάσσᾰσθαι | νασθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | νάσσᾱς | νασσᾰ́μενος | νασθείς | |||||||||
| f | νάσσᾱσᾰ | νασσᾰμένη | νασθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | νάσσᾰν | νασσᾰ́μενον | νασθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
   Perfect: νένασμαι 
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
|  middle/ passive  | 
indicative | νένασμαι | νένασαι | νένασται | νένασθον | νένασθον | νενάσμεθᾰ | νένασθε | νενάσᾰται | ||||
| subjunctive | νενασμένος ὦ | νενασμένος ᾖς | νενασμένος ᾖ | νενασμένω ἦτον | νενασμένω ἦτον | νενασμένοι ὦμεν | νενασμένοι ἦτε | νενασμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | νενασμένος εἴην | νενασμένος εἴης | νενασμένος εἴη | νενασμένοι εἴητον/εἶτον | νενασμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | νενασμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | νενασμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | νενασμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | νένασο | νενάσθω | νένασθον | νενάσθων | νένασθε | νενάσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | νένασθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | νενασμένος | |||||||||||
| f | νενασμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | νενασμένον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
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References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 766
 - ναίω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
 - ναίω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
 - ναίω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
 - «ναίω» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
 - «ναίω» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
 - ναίω in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
 
Verb
ναίω • (naíō)
- Alternative form of νάω (náō)