διαλέγομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῐᾰ- (dia-) +‎ λέγω (légō, “say, speak”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.a.lé.ɡo.mai̯/ → /ði.aˈle.ɣo.mɛ/ → /ði.aˈle.ɣo.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.a.lé.ɡo.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.aˈle.ɡo.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.aˈle.ɣo.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.aˈle.ɣo.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.aˈle.ɣo.me/

Verb

δῐᾰλέγομαι • (dialégomai)

1. to converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue
2. (philosophy) to practise dialectic, elicit conclusions
3. (late) to lecture, discourse
4. to speak articulately, write in prose, use a dialect or language
5. (euphemistic, Attic) to have intercourse
6. to have dealings (with someone)

Inflection

   Present: δῐᾰλέγομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	δῐᾰλέγομαι	δῐᾰλέγῃ, δῐᾰλέγει	δῐᾰλέγεται	δῐᾰλέγεσθον	δῐᾰλέγεσθον	δῐᾰλεγόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰλέγεσθε	δῐᾰλέγονται
	subjunctive	δῐᾰλέγωμαι	δῐᾰλέγῃ	δῐᾰλέγηται	δῐᾰλέγησθον	δῐᾰλέγησθον	δῐᾰλεγώμεθᾰ	δῐᾰλέγησθε	δῐᾰλέγωνται
	optative	δῐᾰλεγοίμην	δῐᾰλέγοιο	δῐᾰλέγοιτο	δῐᾰλέγοισθον	δῐᾰλεγοίσθην	δῐᾰλεγοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰλέγοισθε	δῐᾰλέγοιντο
	imperative		δῐᾰλέγου	δῐᾰλεγέσθω	δῐᾰλέγεσθον	δῐᾰλεγέσθων		δῐᾰλέγεσθε	δῐᾰλεγέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						δῐᾰλέγεσθαι
participle	m					δῐᾰλεγόμενος
	f					δῐᾰλεγομένη
	n					δῐᾰλεγόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: δῐελεγόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	δῐελεγόμην	δῐελέγου	δῐελέγετο	δῐελέγεσθον	δῐελεγέσθην	δῐελεγόμεθᾰ	δῐελέγεσθε	δῐελέγοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: δῐᾰλέξομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	δῐᾰλέξομαι	δῐᾰλέξῃ, δῐᾰλέξει	δῐᾰλέξεται	δῐᾰλέξεσθον	δῐᾰλέξεσθον	δῐᾰλεξόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰλέξεσθε	δῐᾰλέξονται
	optative	δῐᾰλεξοίμην	δῐᾰλέξοιο	δῐᾰλέξοιτο	δῐᾰλέξοισθον	δῐᾰλεξοίσθην	δῐᾰλεξοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰλέξοισθε	δῐᾰλέξοιντο
					middle
infinitive					δῐᾰλέξεσθαι
participle	m				δῐᾰλεξόμενος
	f				δῐᾰλεξομένη
	n				δῐᾰλεξόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: δῐᾰλεχθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	δῐᾰλεχθήσομαι	δῐᾰλεχθήσῃ	δῐᾰλεχθήσεται	δῐᾰλεχθήσεσθον	δῐᾰλεχθήσεσθον	δῐᾰλεχθησόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰλεχθήσεσθε	δῐᾰλεχθήσονται
	optative	δῐᾰλεχθησοίμην	δῐᾰλεχθήσοιο	δῐᾰλεχθήσοιτο	δῐᾰλεχθήσοισθον	δῐᾰλεχθησοίσθην	δῐᾰλεχθησοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰλεχθήσοισθε	δῐᾰλεχθήσοιντο
							passive
infinitive							δῐᾰλεχθήσεσθαι
participle	m						δῐᾰλεχθησόμενος
	f						δῐᾰλεχθησομένη
	n						δῐᾰλεχθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: δῐᾰλεγήσομαι (in inscriptions)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	δῐᾰλεγήσομαι	δῐᾰλεγήσῃ, δῐᾰλεγήσει	δῐᾰλεγήσεται	δῐᾰλεγήσεσθον	δῐᾰλεγήσεσθον	δῐᾰλεγησόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰλεγήσεσθε	δῐᾰλεγήσονται
	optative	δῐᾰλεγησοίμην	δῐᾰλεγήσοιο	δῐᾰλεγήσοιτο	δῐᾰλεγήσοισθον	δῐᾰλεγησοίσθην	δῐᾰλεγησοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰλεγήσοισθε	δῐᾰλεγήσοιντο
					middle
infinitive					δῐᾰλεγήσεσθαι
participle	m				δῐᾰλεγησόμενος
	f				δῐᾰλεγησομένη
	n				δῐᾰλεγησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: δῐελεξᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	δῐελεξᾰ́μην	δῐελέξω	δῐελέξᾰτο	δῐελέξᾰσθον	δῐελεξᾰ́σθην	δῐελεξᾰ́μεθᾰ	δῐελέξᾰσθε	δῐελέξᾰντο
	subjunctive	διαλέξωμαι	διαλέξῃ	διαλέξηται	διαλέξησθον	διαλέξησθον	διαλεξώμεθᾰ	διαλέξησθε	διαλέξωνται
	optative	διαλεξαίμην	διαλέξαιο	διαλέξαιτο	διαλέξαισθον	διαλεξαίσθην	διαλεξαίμεθᾰ	διαλέξαισθε	διαλέξαιντο
	imperative		διάλεξαι	διαλεξᾰ́σθω	διαλέξᾰσθον	διαλεξᾰ́σθων		διαλέξᾰσθε	διαλεξᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					διαλέξᾰσθαι
participle	m				διαλεξᾰ́μενος
	f				διαλεξᾰμένη
	n				διαλεξᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: δῐελέγην (uncommon)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	δῐελέγην	δῐελέγης	δῐελέγη	δῐελέγητον	δῐελεγήτην	δῐελέγημεν	δῐελέγητε	δῐελέγησᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐᾰλεγῶ	δῐᾰλεγῇς	δῐᾰλεγῇ	δῐᾰλεγῆτον	δῐᾰλεγῆτον	δῐᾰλεγῶμεν	δῐᾰλεγῆτε	δῐᾰλεγῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰλεγείην	δῐᾰλεγείης	δῐᾰλεγείη	δῐᾰλεγεῖτον, δῐᾰλεγείητον	δῐᾰλεγείτην, δῐᾰλεγειήτην	δῐᾰλεγεῖμεν, δῐᾰλεγείημεν	δῐᾰλεγεῖτε, δῐᾰλεγείητε	δῐᾰλεγεῖεν, δῐᾰλεγείησᾰν
	imperative		δῐᾰλέγηθῐ	δῐᾰλεγήτω	δῐᾰλέγητον	δῐᾰλεγήτων		δῐᾰλέγητε	δῐᾰλεγέντων
							passive
infinitive							δῐᾰλεγῆναι
participle	m						δῐᾰλεγείς
	f						δῐᾰλεγεῖσᾰ
	n						δῐᾰλεγέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: δῐελέχθην (Attic, Ionic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	δῐελέχθην	δῐελέχθης	δῐελέχθη	δῐελέχθητον	δῐελεχθήτην	δῐελέχθημεν	δῐελέχθητε	δῐελέχθησᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐᾰλεχθῶ	δῐᾰλεχθῇς	δῐᾰλεχθῇ	δῐᾰλεχθῆτον	δῐᾰλεχθῆτον	δῐᾰλεχθῶμεν	δῐᾰλεχθῆτε	δῐᾰλεχθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰλεχθείην	δῐᾰλεχθείης	δῐᾰλεχθείη	δῐᾰλεχθεῖτον, δῐᾰλεχθείητον	δῐᾰλεχθείτην, δῐᾰλεχθειήτην	δῐᾰλεχθεῖμεν, δῐᾰλεχθείημεν	δῐᾰλεχθεῖτε, δῐᾰλεχθείητε	δῐᾰλεχθεῖεν, δῐᾰλεχθείησᾰν
	imperative		δῐᾰλέχθητῐ	δῐᾰλεχθήτω	δῐᾰλέχθητον	δῐᾰλεχθήτων		δῐᾰλέχθητε	δῐᾰλεχθέντων
							passive
infinitive							δῐᾰλεχθῆναι
participle	m						δῐᾰλεχθείς
	f						δῐᾰλεχθεῖσᾰ
	n						δῐᾰλεχθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: δῐείλεγμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	δῐείλεγμαι	δῐείλεξαι	δῐείλεκται	δῐείλεχθον	δῐείλεχθον	δῐειλέγμεθᾰ	δῐείλεχθε	δῐειλέγᾰται
	subjunctive	δῐειλεγμένος ὦ	δῐειλεγμένος ᾖς	δῐειλεγμένος ᾖ	δῐειλεγμένω ἦτον	δῐειλεγμένω ἦτον	δῐειλεγμένοι ὦμεν	δῐειλεγμένοι ἦτε	δῐειλεγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐειλεγμένος εἴην	δῐειλεγμένος εἴης	δῐειλεγμένος εἴη	δῐειλεγμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	δῐειλεγμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	δῐειλεγμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	δῐειλεγμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	δῐειλεγμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		δῐείλεξο	δῐειλέχθω	δῐείλεχθον	δῐειλέχθων		δῐείλεχθε	δῐειλέχθων
infinitive						δῐειλέχθαι
participle	m					δῐειλεγμένος
	f					δῐειλεγμένη
	n					δῐειλεγμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: δῐειλέγμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	δῐειλέγμην	δῐείλεξο	δῐείλεκτο	δῐείλεχθον	δῐειλέχθην	δῐειλέγμεθᾰ	δῐείλεχθε	δῐειλέγᾰτο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• δῐᾰ́λεκτος (diálektos)
• δῐᾰλεκτικός (dialektikós)
• δῐᾰ́λεξῐς (diálexis)

Related terms

• δῐᾰ́λογος (diálogos)

Verb

δῐᾰλέγομαι • (dialégomai)

1. first-person singular present mediopassive indicative of δῐᾰλέγω (dialégō)

Further reading

• “διαλέγομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “διαλέγομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• διαλέγομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• διαλέγομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• διαλέγομαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• G1256 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Greek

Etymology 1

Passive voice of διαλέγω (dialégo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðʝaˈle.ɣo.me/, /ði̯aˈle.ɣo.me/
• Hyphenation: δι‧α‧λέ‧γο‧μαι
• Homophone: διαλέγομε (dialégome)

Verb

διαλέγομαι • (dialégomai) passive (past διαλέχτηκα, ppp διαλεγμένος, active διαλέγω)

1. to be chosen, be selected

Conjugation

for this verb's full conjugation see the active form

Synonyms

• επιλέγομαι (epilégomai)

Etymology 2

• see: διαλέγω (dialégo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ðialˈeɣome]

Verb

διαλέγομαι • (dialégomai) deponent (past διαλέχθηκα/διελέχθην) found chiefly in the present and imperfect tenses

1. to discuss

Conjugation

διαλέγομαι   (deponent: passive forms only)

	Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg	διαλέγομαι1	διαλεχθώ
2 sg	διαλέγεσαι	διαλεχθείς
3 sg	διαλέγεται	διαλεχθεί
1 pl	διαλεγόμαστε	διαλεχθούμε
2 pl	διαλέγεστε, {διαλέγεσθε}, [διαλεγόσαστε]	διαλεχθείτε
3 pl	διαλέγονται	διαλεχθούν(ε)
Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	διαλεγόμουν(α)	διαλέχθηκα1, [{διελέχθην}]2
2 sg	διαλεγόσουν(α)	διαλέχθηκες, [{διελέχθης}]
3 sg	διαλεγόταν(ε)	διαλέχθηκε, {διελέχθη}
1 pl	διαλεγόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)	διαλεχθήκαμε, [{διελέχθημεν}]
2 pl	διαλεγόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)	διαλεχθήκατε, [{διελέχθητε}]
3 pl	διαλέγονταν, (διαλεγόντουσαν)	διαλέχθηκαν, {διελέχθησαν}
Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	θα διαλέγομαι ➤	θα διαλεχθώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα διαλέγεσαι, …	θα διαλεχθείς, …
	Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … διαλεχθεί
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … διαλεχθεί
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … διαλεχθεί
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
2 sg	—	—
2 pl	διαλέγεστε, {διαλέγεσθε}	διαλεχθείτε
Other forms	Passive voice
Present participle ➤	passive present participle:διαλεγόμενος, ‑η, ‑o passive past participle: {διαλεχθείς, ‑είσα, ‑έν} ➤
Perfect participle ➤	—
Nonfinite form ➤	διαλεχθεί
Notes     Appendix:Greek verbs	1. Also see the passive voice of verb διαλέγω (dialégo) sense: "choose"  2. Compare to forms with -χτ- for the passive voice of verb διαλέγω (dialégo) sense: "choose"  3. Passive forms with -χθην- are very formal, as in the ancient aorist διελέχθην from the conjugation of διαλέγομαι. In Modern Greek, found in the 3rd persons (all persons included here, for reference).  • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.  • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.  • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Synonyms

• συνδιαλέγομαι (syndialégomai)

Related terms

• διαλεκτική f (dialektikí)
• διαλεκτικός (dialektikós)
• διάλεξη f (diálexi)
• διαλογικός (dialogikós)
• διάλογος m (diálogos)
• and see: λέγω (légo, “I say”)