See also: ἐκλέγω

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω with sense: "I choose", extended to "elect". Also see verbs: επιλέγω (epilégo), διαλέγω (dialégo), all preserving the ancient sense from λέγω (légō, sense: collect).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈkleɣo/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧κλέ‧γω

Verb

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εκλέγω (eklégo) (past εξέλεξα, passive εκλέγομαι)

  1. to elect

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ εκλέγω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
  2. ^ εκλέγω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language