ἀλέγω
Ancient Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- ἀλεγύνω (alegúnō)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Hellenic *alégō (“to care”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg-.
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.lé.ɡɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aˈle.ɡo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aˈle.ɣo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /aˈle.ɣo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈle.ɣo/
Verb
editἀλέγω • (alégō)
- (intransitive, usually negated) to care
- [with genitive] to care for
Usage notes
editἀλεγίζω (alegízō) and ἀλέγω (alégō) are both Epic, have similar meanings, and are both normally negated and used with the genitive (ἀλεγίζω always so). Ἀλεγίζω exists only in the present and imperfect, ἀλέγω only in the present.
Inflection
edit Present: ᾰ̓λέγω, ᾰ̓λέγομαι
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- ἄλγος (álgos)
References
edit- “ἀλέγω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀλέγω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἀλέγω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀλέγω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀλέγω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀλέγω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “ἀλέγω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
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- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂leg-
- Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Ancient Greek 3-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek verbs
- Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
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