ἀπολέγω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀπό- (apó-, “from”) +‎ λέγω (légō, “to choose, to say”) (λέγω, sense: 'choose')..

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.po.lé.ɡɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.poˈlɛ.ɡo/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈle.ɣo/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈle.ɣo/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.poˈle.ɣo/

Verb

ᾰπολέγω • (apolégō)

to pick out from, to choose
(later sense) decline, refuse

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

ἀπολογή f (apologḗ, “selection”)

See also

Related to λέγω, sense: 'say'

ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “speak in defence”)
ἀπολογητέος (apologētéos, “one must defend”)
ἀπολογία f (apología, “speech in defence”)

References

ἀπολέγω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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