λέγω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

λέγω (legō) future: λέξω aorist: ἔλεξα aorist passive: ἐλέχθην/ἐλεξάμην

  1. Ι lay down, put to sleep
  2. I put in order, arrange, gather
  3. I choose, count, reckon
  4. I say, speak, converse, tell a story
  5. (middle passive) I mean

Inflection

Usage notes

The first three senses of the word, as well as all tenses besides present and imperfect are generally limited to Homer and other earlier writers (although they remain in composite words such as ἀπολέγω, ἐκλέγω, and καταλέγω). For most later writers, the fourth sense is the primary one, and εἶπον is used for all tenses except present and imperfect, a situation similar to English go and be. See the Wikipedia article on suppletion.

Derived terms

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Greek

Verb

λέγω (légo)    simple past:  είπα  (eípa)

  1. alternative form of λέω

Conjugation

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