λέγω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *légō, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (to collect, gather). Cognates include Latin legō and Albanian mbledh.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    λέγω (légō)

    1. to put in order, arrange, gather
    2. to choose, count, reckon
    3. to say, speak
    4. (usually passive voice) to call, name

    Usage notes

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    All tenses besides present and imperfect are generally limited to Homer and other earlier writers (although they remain in compound words such as ἀπολέγω (apolégō), ἐκλέγω (eklégō), and καταλέγω (katalégō)).

    Inflection

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    Also: Aorist athematic middle indicative 3rd singular, Epic: λέκτο (lékto) (Odyssey 4,451; 9,335)

    Derived terms

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    choose, arrange

    Descendants

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    • Greek: -λέγω (-légo) (in compounds, sense: choose)

    References

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    Verb

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    λέγω (légō)

    1. to say, speak, converse, tell a story
    2. (middle passive) to mean

    Usage notes

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    For the meaning "say, speak", forms derived from other roots are more commonly used (suppletion): the future ἐρέω (eréō), future passive ῥηθήσομαι (rhēthḗsomai), and perfect εἴρηκᾰ (eírēka) from εἴρω (eírō), as well as the aorist εἶπον (eîpon).

    Inflection

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    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

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    say, speak

    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λέγω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 841-2

    Further reading

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) (λέγω, sense: 'say').

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈle.ɣo/
    • Hyphenation: λέ‧γω

    Verb

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    λέγω (légo) (past είπα, passive λέγομαι)

    1. (formal) Alternative form of λέω (léo, to say)

    Conjugation

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    see: λέω (léo)

    Derived terms

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    From the ancient λέγω, sense: 'say'

    See also

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    From the ancient λέγω, sense: 'choose'