Σκουπίζω λίγο νερό από τον πάγκο με ένα πανί.

Yes. Greek word order is quite flexible, and starting with the verb is very natural.

In this sentence, Σκουπίζω means I wipe / I’m wiping. Greek often allows the verb to come first, especially in simple statements.

So:

• Σκουπίζω λίγο νερό... = I wipe a little water...

You could also rearrange the sentence, for example:

• Λίγο νερό σκουπίζω από τον πάγκο με ένα πανί.
• Με ένα πανί σκουπίζω λίγο νερό από τον πάγκο.

But the original version sounds completely normal.

Here σκουπίζω means to wipe.

Depending on context, σκουπίζω can mean things like:

• wipe
• sweep
• dry off
• wipe up

In this sentence, because the object is λίγο νερό and there is με ένα πανί, the meaning is clearly wipe up / wipe off.

So the idea is not just general cleaning, but specifically removing water by wiping.

Because νερό is a neuter singular noun.

The word λίγος / λίγη / λίγο changes form to match the gender of the noun:

• λίγος for masculine
• λίγη for feminine
• λίγο for neuter

Since νερό is neuter, Greek uses:

• λίγο νερό = a little water / some water

This is agreement, just like adjectives usually agree with the noun they describe.

Here it is functioning as a quantifier/adjectival word modifying νερό.

So in:

• λίγο νερό

it means a little water or some water.

That is different from adverbial λίγο, which can mean a little in the sense of slightly or for a bit, for example:

• Περίμενε λίγο. = Wait a bit.

In your sentence, it is tied directly to the noun νερό, so it is not an adverb.

Because Greek often omits the article with an indefinite quantity, especially with mass nouns like water.

So:

• λίγο νερό = a little water / some water

This is very natural in Greek. You do not need an article here.

If you used an article, the meaning would change or sound more specific, depending on context. But in this sentence, the simple indefinite quantity is best expressed as:

• λίγο νερό

Because από means from / off, and here it shows the surface the water is being removed from:

• από τον πάγκο = from the counter

This is exactly the kind of preposition Greek uses for removal from a place or surface.

So the structure is:

• σκουπίζω λίγο νερό από τον πάγκο
• literally: I wipe a little water from the counter

In natural English, this might also be off the counter.

Because από takes the accusative case in Modern Greek.

The dictionary form is:

• ο πάγκος = the counter nominative

But after από, it becomes accusative:

• τον πάγκο

So:

• ο πάγκος = subject form
• τον πάγκο = object/prepositional form after από

This is a very common pattern in Greek:

• από τον πάγκο
• σε τον πάγκο would contract to στον πάγκο
• με τον πάγκο if needed in another sentence

It is in the accusative, because it is the direct object of σκουπίζω.

You are wiping what?

• λίγο νερό

That makes it the direct object.

With νερό, nominative and accusative look the same:

• το νερό = nominative or accusative, depending on function

So even though the form does not visibly change here, its role in the sentence is accusative.

Because με means with, and here it introduces the instrument used to do the action:

• με ένα πανί = with a cloth

This is how Greek normally expresses the tool or means used to do something.

So the sentence tells you:

• action: Σκουπίζω
• object: λίγο νερό
• source/location removed from: από τον πάγκο
• instrument: με ένα πανί

Ένα here is the indefinite article meaning a / one, and it agrees with πανί, which is neuter singular.

So:

• ένα πανί = a cloth

Compare the indefinite article forms:

• ένας for masculine
• μία / μια for feminine
• ένα for neuter

Since πανί is neuter, Greek uses ένα.

It is in the accusative, because it comes after με, and με takes the accusative in Modern Greek.

So:

• με ένα πανί = with a cloth

For neuter nouns like πανί, the nominative and accusative singular are often the same in form, so you do not see a visible change.

Yes, and that is exactly what happens.

Greek is a pro-drop language, which means subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• σκουπίζω = I wipe / I’m wiping

The ending -ω tells you the subject is I, so you do not need εγώ.

If you said:

• Εγώ σκουπίζω λίγο νερό...

that would usually add emphasis, something like:

• I’m the one wiping a little water...

It can mean either, depending on context.

The Greek present tense often covers both:

• I wipe
• I am wiping

So Σκουπίζω λίγο νερό από τον πάγκο με ένα πανί could mean:

• I wipe a little water off the counter with a cloth
• I’m wiping a little water off the counter with a cloth

If the speaker is describing what they are doing right now, the second is likely. If they are describing a routine or habit, the first is possible.

Yes. Πάγκος usually means a counter, worktop, or bench-like surface, especially in a kitchen or workspace.

By contrast:

• τραπέζι = table

So τον πάγκο suggests a counter or work surface, not an ordinary table. That fits well with wiping up a bit of water.

Yes. Greek allows quite a lot of word-order flexibility.

For example, these are all possible:

• Σκουπίζω λίγο νερό από τον πάγκο με ένα πανί.
• Με ένα πανί σκουπίζω λίγο νερό από τον πάγκο.
• Από τον πάγκο σκουπίζω λίγο νερό με ένα πανί.

The basic meaning stays the same, but the emphasis changes:

• putting με ένα πανί first emphasizes the cloth
• putting από τον πάγκο first emphasizes where the water is being removed from

The original sentence is a neutral, natural way to say it.