ἀμφιλέγω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀμφιλλέγω (amphillégō) — Doric

Etymology

ἀμφι- (amphi-) +‎ λέγω (légō, “say”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /am.pʰi.lé.ɡɔː/ → /am.ɸiˈle.ɣo/ → /am.fiˈle.ɣo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰi.lé.ɡɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /am.pʰiˈle.ɡo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /am.ɸiˈle.ɣo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /am.fiˈle.ɣo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /am.fiˈle.ɣo/

Verb

ἀμφῐλέγω • (amphilégō)

1. to dispute, to question
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 1.5.11:

     ἀμφιλεξάντων δέ τι ἐνταῦθα τῶν τε τοῦ Μένωνος στρατιωτῶν καὶ τῶν τοῦ Κλεάρχου ὁ Κλέαρχος κρίνας ἀδικεῖν τὸν τοῦ Μένωνος πληγὰς ἐνέβαλεν

     amphilexántōn dé ti entaûtha tôn te toû Ménōnos stratiōtôn kaì tôn toû Kleárkhou ho Kléarkhos krínas adikeîn tòn toû Ménōnos plēgàs enébalen

     • Translation by Carleton L. Brownson

       There one of Menon's soldiers and one of Clearchus' men had some dispute, and Clearchus, deciding that Menon's man was in the wrong, gave him a flogging.

2. to doubt, to argue with two viewpoints
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Apology 12:

     βροντὰς δὲ ἀμφιλέξει τις ἢ μὴ φωνεῖν ἢ μὴ μέγιστον οἰωνιστήριον εἶναι;

     brontàs dè amphiléxei tis ḕ mḕ phōneîn ḕ mḕ mégiston oiōnistḗrion eînai?

     • Translation by William Heinemann

       Will any one dispute either that thunder utters its ‘voice,’ or that it is an omen of the greatest moment? [Socrates speaking of the 'voice of God']

Inflection

   Present: ἀμφῐλέγω, ἀμφῐλέγομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμφῐλέγω	ἀμφῐλέγεις	ἀμφῐλέγει	ἀμφῐλέγετον	ἀμφῐλέγετον	ἀμφῐλέγομεν	ἀμφῐλέγετε	ἀμφῐλέγουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἀμφῐλέγω	ἀμφῐλέγῃς	ἀμφῐλέγῃ	ἀμφῐλέγητον	ἀμφῐλέγητον	ἀμφῐλέγωμεν	ἀμφῐλέγητε	ἀμφῐλέγωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀμφῐλέγοιμῐ	ἀμφῐλέγοις	ἀμφῐλέγοι	ἀμφῐλέγοιτον	ἀμφῐλεγοίτην	ἀμφῐλέγοιμεν	ἀμφῐλέγοιτε	ἀμφῐλέγοιεν
	imperative		ἀμφῐ́λεγε	ἀμφῐλεγέτω	ἀμφῐλέγετον	ἀμφῐλεγέτων		ἀμφῐλέγετε	ἀμφῐλεγόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀμφῐλέγομαι	ἀμφῐλέγῃ, ἀμφῐλέγει	ἀμφῐλέγεται	ἀμφῐλέγεσθον	ἀμφῐλέγεσθον	ἀμφῐλεγόμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐλέγεσθε	ἀμφῐλέγονται
	subjunctive	ἀμφῐλέγωμαι	ἀμφῐλέγῃ	ἀμφῐλέγηται	ἀμφῐλέγησθον	ἀμφῐλέγησθον	ἀμφῐλεγώμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐλέγησθε	ἀμφῐλέγωνται
	optative	ἀμφῐλεγοίμην	ἀμφῐλέγοιο	ἀμφῐλέγοιτο	ἀμφῐλέγοισθον	ἀμφῐλεγοίσθην	ἀμφῐλεγοίμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐλέγοισθε	ἀμφῐλέγοιντο
	imperative		ἀμφῐλέγου	ἀμφῐλεγέσθω	ἀμφῐλέγεσθον	ἀμφῐλεγέσθων		ἀμφῐλέγεσθε	ἀμφῐλεγέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἀμφῐλέγειν				ἀμφῐλέγεσθαι
participle	m	ἀμφῐλέγων				ἀμφῐλεγόμενος
	f	ἀμφῐλέγουσᾰ				ἀμφῐλεγομένη
	n	ἀμφῐλέγον				ἀμφῐλεγόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἀμφῐλλέγω, ἀμφῐλλέγομαι (Doric)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμφῐλλέγω	ἀμφῐλλέγεις	ἀμφῐλλέγει	ἀμφῐλλέγετον	ἀμφῐλλέγετον	ἀμφῐλλέγομες	ἀμφῐλλέγετε	ἀμφῐλλέγοντῐ
	subjunctive	ἀμφῐλλέγω	ἀμφῐλλέγῃς	ἀμφῐλλέγῃ	ἀμφῐλλέγητον	ἀμφῐλλέγητον	ἀμφῐλλέγωμες	ἀμφῐλλέγητε	ἀμφιλλέγωντι
	optative	ἀμφῐλλέγοιμῐ	ἀμφῐλλέγοις	ἀμφῐλλέγοι	ἀμφῐλλέγοιτον	ἀμφῐλλεγοίτᾱν	ἀμφῐλλέγοιμες	ἀμφῐλλέγοιτε	ἀμφῐλλέγοιεν
	imperative		ἀμφῐ́λλεγε	ἀμφῐλλεγέτω	ἀμφῐλλέγετον	ἀμφῐλλεγέτων		ἀμφῐλλέγετε	ἀμφῐλλεγόντω
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀμφῐλλέγομαι	ἀμφῐλλέγεαι	ἀμφῐλλέγεται	ἀμφῐλλέγεσθον	ἀμφῐλλέγεσθον	ἀμφῐλλεγόμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐλλέγεσθε	ἀμφῐλλέγονται
	subjunctive	ἀμφῐλλέγωμαι	ἀμφῐλλέγηαι	ἀμφῐλλέγηται	ἀμφῐλλέγησθον	ἀμφῐλλέγησθον	ἀμφῐλλεγώμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐλλέγησθε	ἀμφῐλλέγωνται
	optative	ἀμφῐλλεγοίμᾱν	ἀμφῐλλέγοιο	ἀμφῐλλέγοιτο	ἀμφῐλλέγοισθον	ἀμφῐλλεγοίσθᾱν	ἀμφῐλλεγοίμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐλλέγοισθε	ἀμφῐλλέγοιντο
	imperative		ἀμφῐλλέγεο	ἀμφῐλλεγέσθω	ἀμφῐλλέγεσθον	ἀμφῐλλεγέσθων		ἀμφῐλλέγεσθε	ἀμφῐλλεγέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἀμφῐλλέγεν				ἀμφῐλλέγεσθαι
participle	m	ἀμφῐλλέγων				ἀμφῐλλεγόμενος
	f	ἀμφῐλλέγουσᾰ				ἀμφῐλλεγομένᾱ
	n	ἀμφῐλλέγον				ἀμφῐλλεγόμενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἀμφέλεγον, ἀμφελεγόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμφέλεγον	ἀμφέλεγες	ἀμφέλεγε(ν)	ἀμφελέγετον	ἀμφελεγέτην	ἀμφελέγομεν	ἀμφελέγετε	ἀμφέλεγον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀμφελεγόμην	ἀμφελέγου	ἀμφελέγετο	ἀμφελέγεσθον	ἀμφελεγέσθην	ἀμφελεγόμεθᾰ	ἀμφελέγεσθε	ἀμφελέγοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἀμφέλλεγον, ἀμφελλεγόμᾱν (Doric)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμφέλλεγον	ἀμφέλλεγες	ἀμφέλλεγε(ν)	ἀμφελλέγετον	ἀμφελλεγέτᾱν	ἀμφελλέγομες	ἀμφελλέγετε	ἀμφέλλεγον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀμφελλεγόμᾱν	ἀμφελλέγου	ἀμφελλέγετο	ἀμφελλέγεσθον	ἀμφελλεγέσθᾱν	ἀμφελλεγόμεθᾰ	ἀμφελλέγεσθε	ἀμφελλέγοντο
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Synonyms

• ἀμφιλογέω (amphilogéō) (uncontracted), ἀμφιλογῶ (contracted)

Derived terms

• ἀμφίλεκτος (masc. fem.), ἀμφίλεκτον (amphílekton) (neu.) “of which one disputes”
• ἀμφιλογία f (amphilogía, “the doubting”)
• ἀμφίλογος (masc. fem.), ἀμφίλογον (amphílogon) (neu.) “of which one disputes”

Related terms

• (to dispute): (neuter plural): the disputed

  (Doric) “τὰ ἀμφιλλεγόμενα (tà amphillegómena)”

  (Koine) “τὰ ἀμφιλεγόμενα (tà amphilegómena)”

Descendants

• Greek: αμφιλέγω (amfilégo)
  • From Koine “τὰ ἀμφιλεγόμενα (tà amphilegómena)”: Greek: αμφιλεγόμενος (amfilegómenos)
• Greek: ἀμφιλογίτης m (polytonic), αμφιλογίτης (amfilogítis, “mineral Muscovite”)
• German: Amphilogit (“Muscovite”) (mineral)
• Medieval Byzantine Greek: ἀνθιλογή f, ἀνθιλογία f (anthilogía)

Further reading

• “ἀμφιλέγω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀμφιλέγω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀμφιλέγω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (²1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)
• ἀμφιλέγω - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)