λέγω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. Cognates include Latin legō and Albanian mbledh.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

λέγω (légō)

  1. I put in order, arrange, gather
  2. I choose, count, reckon

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

(choose, arrange):

Descendants

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

References

Verb

λέγω (légō)

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

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

(say, speak):

  • ἀμφιλέγω (amphilégō, to dispute, to doubt)
  • ἀντιλέγω (antilégō, to speak against)
  • ἀπολέγω (apolégō, to pick out from; decline, refuse; speak fully) (2nd sense)
  • ἐπαναλέγω (epanalégō, to repeat)
  • καταλέγω (katalégō, to reckon, tell at length and in order)
  • παραπρολέγω (paraprolégō, to prophesy falsely)
  • προδιαλέγω (prodialégō, to discuss before)
  • προλέγω (prolégō, to foretell)
  • προσλέγω (proslégō, to add, say in addition)
  • ὑπολέγω (hupolégō, to dictate)

Descendants

References


Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

λέγω (légo) (simple past είπα, passive λέγομαι)

  1. (formal) Alternative form of λέω (léo) "Ι say""

Conjugation

see: λέω (léo)

Derived terms

From the ancient λέγω, sense: 'say'

  • αντιλέγω (antilégo, object, contradict)
  • διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, converse with)
  • προλέγω (prolégo, say beforehand)
  • συνδιαλέγομαι (syndialégomai, converse with)
  • and from form λέω (léo), πρωτολέω (protoléo, say for the first time)

See also

From the ancient λέγω, sense: 'choose'

  • αποδιαλέγω (apodialégo, pick) (colloquial)
  • διαλέγω (dialégo, choose)
  • εκλέγω (eklégo, elect)
  • επανεκλέγω (epaneklégo, reelect)
  • επιλέγω (epilégo, choose, pick)
  • καταλέγομαι (katalégomai, be included, registered)
  • ξεδιαλέγω (xedialégo, pick among)
  • περισυλλέγω (perisyllégo, choose, pick)
  • προεπιλέγω (proepilégo, choose beforehand)
  • συγκαταλέγω (sygkatalégo, include)
  • συλλέγω (syllégo, collect)
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