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Ancient Greek-English Dictionary

λέγω

Non-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: λέγω

Structure: λέγ (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Sense

to say, speak, say on, to say, declare
to call by name, to call
to tell
to say something, to speak to the point or purpose, am I right, has, meaning, authority, to say what is not, to lie
to boast of, tell of, to recite

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	λέγω	λέγεις	λέγει
	Dual		λέγετον	λέγετον
	Plural	λέγομεν	λέγετε	λέγουσιν*
Subjunctive	Singular	λέγω	λέγῃς	λέγῃ
	Dual		λέγητον	λέγητον
	Plural	λέγωμεν	λέγητε	λέγωσιν*
Optative	Singular	λέγοιμι	λέγοις	λέγοι
	Dual		λέγοιτον	λεγοίτην
	Plural	λέγοιμεν	λέγοιτε	λέγοιεν
Imperative	Singular		λέγε	λεγέτω
	Dual		λέγετον	λεγέτων
	Plural		λέγετε	λεγόντων, λεγέτωσαν
Infinitive		λέγειν
Participle		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Participle		λεγων λεγοντος	λεγουσα λεγουσης	λεγον λεγοντος
Middle/Passive
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	λέγομαι	λέγει, λέγῃ	λέγεται
	Dual		λέγεσθον	λέγεσθον
	Plural	λεγόμεθα	λέγεσθε	λέγονται
Subjunctive	Singular	λέγωμαι	λέγῃ	λέγηται
	Dual		λέγησθον	λέγησθον
	Plural	λεγώμεθα	λέγησθε	λέγωνται
Optative	Singular	λεγοίμην	λέγοιο	λέγοιτο
	Dual		λέγοισθον	λεγοίσθην
	Plural	λεγοίμεθα	λέγοισθε	λέγοιντο
Imperative	Singular		λέγου	λεγέσθω
	Dual		λέγεσθον	λεγέσθων
	Plural		λέγεσθε	λεγέσθων, λεγέσθωσαν
Infinitive		λέγεσθαι
Participle		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Participle		λεγομενος λεγομενου	λεγομενη λεγομενης	λεγομενον λεγομενου

Imperfect tense

Active
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	έ̓λεγον	έ̓λεγες	έ̓λεγεν*
	Dual		ἐλέγετον	ἐλεγέτην
	Plural	ἐλέγομεν	ἐλέγετε	έ̓λεγον
Middle/Passive
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἐλεγόμην	ἐλέγου	ἐλέγετο
	Dual		ἐλέγεσθον	ἐλεγέσθην
	Plural	ἐλεγόμεθα	ἐλέγεσθε	ἐλέγοντο

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

καὶ αὐτῶν γε τούτων ἀναστρέφων τὰσ χρήσεισ, ἵνα τὸ μὲν ὀνοματικὸν προσηγορικὸν γένηται, τὸ δὲ προσηγορικὸν ὀνοματικῶσ λέγηται, καὶ τὰ μὲν παθητικὰ ῥήματα δραστήρια, τὰ δὲ δραστήρια παθητικά· (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, De Thucydidis idiomatibus (epistula ad Ammaeum), chapter 2 2:2)
χαίρει γὰρ οὐκ οἶδ’ ὅπωσ τὰ τοιαῦτα λεπτολογῶν καθάπερ οἱ τὴν ψώραν ἡδέωσ κνώμενοι, καὶ τὸ φρόντισμα ἡδὺ αὐτῷ δοκεῖ καὶ μέγα φρονεῖ ἢν λέγηται ὡσ οὐ παντὸσ ἀνδρόσ ἐστι συνιδεῖν ἃ περὶ τῶν ἰδεῶν ὀξυδορκεῖ. (Lucian, Bis accusatus sive tribunalia, (no name) 34:4)
ἄχρι δὲ ἂν οἰκεῖα τῷ πράγματι λέγηται, ἐξέστω ἀπομηκύνειν. (Lucian, Anacharsis, (no name) 19:6)
ὅπωσ μὴ ταῦτα λέγῃσ ποτέ, πάνυ εὔλογα, ἢν λέγηται, καὶ ἄφυκτα ἡμῖν, ὡσ οὐκ ἀδικοῦμεν μὴ προμηνύσαντεσ, ἄκουσον ἐξ ἀρχῆσ ἁπάντων, καὶ τὸ δίκτυόν τε αὐτὸ καὶ τῶν κύρτων τὸ ἀδιέξοδον ἔκτοσθεν ἐπὶ σχολῆσ, ἀλλὰ μὴ ἔνδοθεν ἐκ τοῦ μυχοῦ προεπισκόπησον, καὶ τοῦ ἀγκίστρου δὲ τὸ ἀγκύλον καὶ τὴν εἰσ τὸ ἔμπαλιν τοῦ σκόλοποσ ἀναστροφὴν καὶ τῆσ τριαίνησ τὰσ ἀκμὰσ εἰσ τὰσ χεῖρασ λαβὼν καὶ πρὸσ τὴν γνάθον πεφυσημένην ἀποπειρώμενοσ, ἢν μὴ πάνυ ὀξέα μηδὲ ἄφυκτα μηδὲ ἀνιαρὰ ἐν τοῖσ τραύμασι φαίνηται βιαίωσ σπῶντα καὶ ἀμάχωσ ἀντιλαμβανόμενα, ἡμᾶσ μὲν ἐν τοῖσ δειλοῖσ καὶ διὰ τοῦτο πεινῶσιν ἀνάγραφε, σεαυτὸν δὲ παρακαλέσασ θαρρεῖν ἐπιχείρει τῇ ἄγρᾳ, εἰ θέλεισ, καθάπερ ὁ λάροσ ὅλον περιχανὼν τὸ δέλεαρ. (Lucian, De mercede, (no name) 3:4)
ἓν γάρ τι καὶ τοῦτο τῶν ἄλλων καλλωπισμάτων αὐταῖσ δοκεῖ, ἢν λέγηται ὡσ πεπαιδευμέναι τὲ εἰσιν καὶ φιλόσοφοι καὶ ποιοῦσιν ᾄσματα οὐ πολὺ τῆσ Σαπφοῦσ ἀποδέοντα ‐ διὰ δὴ ταῦτα μισθωτοὺσ καὶ αὗται περιάγονται ῥήτορασ καὶ γραμματικοὺσ καὶ φιλοσόφουσ, ἀκροῶνται δ’ αὐτῶν ‐ πηνίκα; (Lucian, De mercede, (no name) 36:3)

Synonyms

to say
- ἐκβάζω (to speak out, declare)
- φημί (I speak, say.)
- ἐξεῖπον (to speak out, tell out, declare)
- ἀπεῖπον (to speak out, tell out, declare)
- κατερέω (to say or tell plainly, speak out, it shall be declared)
- ἵ̄ημι ( I utter, speak, say)
- διαγορεύω (to speak plainly, declare)
to call by name
- προσερέω (to call or name)
- φωνέω (I call by name, call)
- κέλομαι (to call by name, call)
- προσαγορεύω (to call by name, call)
- προσφθέγγομαι (to call by a name, call)
- προσφωνέω (to call by name)
- κλῄζω (to name, call, is)
- ἐπιλέγω (to call by name)
- ἐξονομάζω (to call by name)
- προσονομάζω (to call by a name, to give, the name)
- προσθροέω (to address, call by a name)
- κικλήσκω (to name, call by name, there is)
- αὐδάω (to call by name, call, reported of)
- ὀνομαίνω (to name or call by name, to name, repeat)
- ὑποκορίζομαι (to call by endearing names)
- ἀποκαλέω (to call, a name, to stigmatise as)
- ἔπω (to say)
- ἠμί (I say)
- ἀπόφημι (to say no)
- ἀντονομάζω (to name instead, call by a new name)
- ἐγκαλέω (to call in)
- ἀυτέω (to call to)
- εἰσάγω (to call in)
- ἀνακαλέω (to call)
- ἀναβοάω (to call on)
- εἰσκαλέω (to call in)
- προσεννέπω (to call)
- μετακαλέω (to call in)
- ἐπιφθέγγομαι (to call to)
- ἐνέπω (to call)
- ἐκκαλέω (to call on, to)
- προσεῖπον (to call, to name, thou didst name)
- ὑποκορίζομαι (to call, by a bad name, to nickname)
- μετονομάζω (to call by a new name, called, by a new name - )
- ἐπονομάζω (to give a surname: to name or call, to be named, after)
to tell
- ἐξονομάζω (to call by name)
- ἐπιλέγω (to call by name)
- φωνέω (I call by name, call)
- κλῄζω (to name, call, is)
- προσφωνέω (to call by name)
- προσαγορεύω (to call by name, call)
- κέλομαι (to call by name, call)
- προσερέω (to call or name)
- προσφθέγγομαι (to call by a name, call)
- κατεῖπον (to tell)
- ἐξεῖπον (to tell, of)
- πιφαύσκω (to tell)
- προσονομάζω (to call by a name, to give, the name)
- προσθροέω (to address, call by a name)
- κικλήσκω (to name, call by name, there is)
- αὐδάω (to call by name, call, reported of)
- ὀνομαίνω (to name or call by name, to name, repeat)
- ὑποκορίζομαι (to call by endearing names)
- ἀποκαλέω (to call, a name, to stigmatise as)
- αἰνέω ( I tell of, speak of)
- φωνέω (I speak, tell of)
- συνεῖπον (to help to tell)
- προδείκνυμι (to tell first)
- μυθολογεύω (to tell word for word)
- ἀντονομάζω (to name instead, call by a new name)
- φράζω (I tell, declare)
- θροέω (to tell out, declare)
- γεγωνίσκω (to tell out, proclaim)
- γεγωνέω (to tell out, proclaim)
- ἀυτέω (to call to)
- προσεννέπω (to call)
- εἰσκαλέω (to call in)
- ἀναβοάω (to call on)
- μετακαλέω (to call in)
- ἀνακαλέω (to call)
- ἐγκαλέω (to call in)
- ἐπιφθέγγομαι (to call to)
- ἐνέπω (to call)
- ἐκκαλέω (to call on, to)
- εἰσάγω (to call in)
- τερατολογέω (to tell of marvels)
- ὑποκορίζομαι (to call, by a bad name, to nickname)
- σαφηνέω (to tell distinctly)
- μετονομάζω (to call by a new name, called, by a new name - )
- ἐπονομάζω (to give a surname: to name or call, to be named, after)
to say something
- ἐξεῖπον (to tell, of)
- πιφαύσκω (to tell)
- φωνέω (I speak, tell of)
- αἰνέω ( I tell of, speak of)
- συνεῖπον (to help to tell)
- προδείκνυμι (to tell first)
- μυθολογεύω (to tell word for word)
- φράζω (I tell, declare)
- θροέω (to tell out, declare)
- γεγωνίσκω (to tell out, proclaim)
- γεγωνέω (to tell out, proclaim)
- τερατολογέω (to tell of marvels)
- σαφηνέω (to tell distinctly)
- ἐξαυδάω (to speak out)
- ἐνέπω (to speak)
- διαγορεύω (to speak of)
- ἀντιφθέγγομαι (to speak against)
- ἀπολογέομαι (to speak against)
- προσυγγίγνομαι (to speak with, before)
- προηγορέω (to speak on the part of, to speak for)
- δυσφημέω (to speak ill of)
- αὐδάζομαι (to cry out, speak)
- ἐξονομαίνω (to name, speak of by name)
- μεταφωνέω (to speak among)
- μετεννέπω (to speak among)
- χρυσολογέω (to speak of gold)
- ψευδοστομέω (to speak falsely)
- ψευδηγορέω (to speak falsely)
- φημί (I speak, say.)
- ἠπύω (to utter, speak)
- ἀγοράομαι (to speak, utter)
- αἰνέω ( I tell of, speak of)
- φωνέω (I speak, tell of)
- πρόσφημι (to speak to, address)
- δυστομέω (to speak evil of)
- ἐκβάζω (to speak out, declare)
- παραυδάω (to speak lightly of)
- καταυδάω (to speak out, speak plainly)

Derived

ἀμφιλέγω (to dispute about, to dispute, question)
ἀπολέγω (to pick out from, to pick out, choose)
ἀπολέγω (to decline, refuse, to decline)
διαλέγω (to pick out one from another, to pick out, to converse with)
ἐγκαταλέγω (to build in, were built into, to count among)
ἐκλέγω (to pick or single out, to choose, to pull out one's gray hairs)
ἐπιλέγω (to choose, pick out, select)
λέγω (Ι lay down, put to sleep)
λέγω (to gather, pick up, picking out stones for building)
παρεκλέγω (to collect covertly, to embezzle the)
προεκλέγω (to collect moneys not yet due)
προλέγω (to choose before, prefer)
προλέγω (to foretell, announce beforehand, to state publicly)
προσκαταλέγω (to enrol besides or in addition to, to reckon as belonging to)
προσλέγομαι (to lie beside, she lay beside or by, to speak to)
συλλέγω (to collect, gather, to compile)

Similar forms

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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λέγω

Sense

Conjugation

Present tense

Imperfect tense

Examples

Synonyms

to say

to call by name

to tell

to say something

Derived

Similar forms

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λέγω

Sense

Conjugation

Present tense

Imperfect tense

Examples

Synonyms

to say

to call by name

to tell

to say something

Derived

Similar forms

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