επιλέγω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιλέγω (epilégō), from ἐπι- (epi-, on, onto) + λέγω (légō, to choose, to say).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /epiˈleɣo/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧λέ‧γω

Verb

επιλέγω (epilégo) (simple past επέλεξα, passive επιλέγομαι)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) choose, select, pick (decide upon from a set of options)[1]
    Επέλεξε το πράσινο φόρεμα να φορέσει.Epélexe to prásino fórema na forései.She chose the green dress to wear.
    Έχεις επιλέξει ακόμα;Écheis epiléxei akóma?Have you chosen yet?
  2. (intransitive, rare) conclude (to say in conclusion)[2]
    Επιλέγοντας, είπε ότι λυπόταν για ο,τι έκανε.Epilégontas, eípe óti lypótan gia o,ti ékane.Concluding, he said he was sorry for what he did.
  3. (different sense for the present participle) επιλεγόμενος: eponymous

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • επίλεκτος (epílektos, picked, handpicked)
  • επιλέξιμος (epiléximos, eligible, selectable)
  • επιλογέας m (epilogéas, selector, selector dial)
  • επιλογή f (epilogí, choice, selection)
  • επίλογος m (epílogos, epilogue)

Synonyms

References

  1. επιλέγω in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre
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