speak
speak
v. trans. and absol.
P. and V. λέγειν, εἰπεῖν, ἀ̆γορεύειν, Ar. and V. αὐδᾶν (or mid.), ἐξαυδᾶν (or mid.), V. ἐννέπειν, μῡθεῖσθαι, βάζειν, φημίζειν, θροεῖν. φωνεῖν ; see say.
Utter: P. and V. ἱ̄έναι, ἀ̆φῑέναι; see utter.
Explain, tell: P. and V. φράζειν.
Break silence: P. and V. φθέγγεσθαι.
So to speak: P. ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, V. ὡς εἰπεῖν ἔπος.
Speak a language: P. and V. γλῶσσαν ἱ̄έναι.
Speak a language badly (of a foreigner): P. σολοικίζειν (absol.).
Speak in public: P. and V. λέγειν, Ar. and P. δημηγορεῖν, P. λόγον ποιεῖσθαι.
Speak against: P. V. κᾰτηγορεῖν (gen.); see accuse, blame.
Oppose: P. and V. ἀντῐλέγειν (dat.), ἀντειπεῖν (dat.).
Speak for, recommend: P. προξενεῖν (acc.).
Support: P. συνειπεῖν (dat.).
Speak of: P. and V. λέγειν (acc.), εἰπεῖν (acc.), φράζειν (acc.), V. ἐννέπειν (acc.); see mention.
Speak out: P. and V. ἐξειπεῖν.
Be outspoken: P. παρρησιάζεσθαι.
Speak to: see accost.
Speak with: Ar. and P. διᾰλέγεσθαι (dat.).
v. trans. and absol.
P. and V. λέγειν, εἰπεῖν, ἀ̆γορεύειν, Ar. and V. αὐδᾶν (or mid.), ἐξαυδᾶν (or mid.), V. ἐννέπειν, μῡθεῖσθαι, βάζειν, φημίζειν, θροεῖν. φωνεῖν ; see say.
Utter: P. and V. ἱ̄έναι, ἀ̆φῑέναι; see utter.
Explain, tell: P. and V. φράζειν.
Break silence: P. and V. φθέγγεσθαι.
So to speak: P. ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, V. ὡς εἰπεῖν ἔπος.
Speak a language: P. and V. γλῶσσαν ἱ̄έναι.
Speak a language badly (of a foreigner): P. σολοικίζειν (absol.).
Speak in public: P. and V. λέγειν, Ar. and P. δημηγορεῖν, P. λόγον ποιεῖσθαι.
Speak against: P. V. κᾰτηγορεῖν (gen.); see accuse, blame.
Oppose: P. and V. ἀντῐλέγειν (dat.), ἀντειπεῖν (dat.).
Speak for, recommend: P. προξενεῖν (acc.).
Support: P. συνειπεῖν (dat.).
Speak of: P. and V. λέγειν (acc.), εἰπεῖν (acc.), φράζειν (acc.), V. ἐννέπειν (acc.); see mention.
Speak out: P. and V. ἐξειπεῖν.
Be outspoken: P. παρρησιάζεσθαι.
Speak to: see accost.
Speak with: Ar. and P. διᾰλέγεσθαι (dat.).
SPEAK
To utter articulate sounds as expressions of thought loqui (to express one’s thoughts; opposed to tacere or reticere; especially in familiar conversation): dicere (to enunciate utter in words; more formally as in a set speech): fari (rare in prose: used by poets of solemn or set speech): fabulari and (of several) confabulari (almost exclusively comedy): verba facere (of a set speech by an orator). To learn to speak loquendi facultatem consequi (Celsus). To speak together or with one another colloqui: sermocinari: sermonem conferre: to be always (often) speaking of anything usurpare aliquid sermonibus; in ore habere aliquid: to speak of anything narrare aliquid: to speak good Latin bene or scienter Latine loqui: to speak plainly loqui plane dilucide: to speak generally loqui generatim universe: to speak quickly rapidly linguae celeritatem incitare; volubili esse lingua (Cic.); praecipitare sermonem (Liv.). Not to speak of all of them remotis his omnibus: not to speak of this that etc. ut taceam ut sileam followed by an accusative and infinitive; ut praetermittam followed by quod or an accusative and infinitive; praeterquam or praeter id quod etc.: to wish to speak with anybody aliquem velle: to speak evil of anybody secus de aliquo dicere (Cic.) loqui (Tac.): alicui male dicere probra dicere: not to speak a word with one non unum verbum commutare cum aliquo (Ter.). To speak to a person alloqui appellare compellare aliquem. To finish speaking dicendi or loquendi finem facere (general term): sermonem conficere (to end a conversation): perorare (to come to a conclusion in a speech). Not to suffer anybody to finish speaking aliquem or alicujus orationem interpellare (☞ not occupare). Let me finish speaking sine me pervenire quo volo; sine omnia dicam; sine dicam quod coepi.
To deliver an oration orationem habere agere or dicere: to speak before the people orationem dicere ad populum; verba facere apud populum: to speak in public (to an assembly regularly convened) concionari; concionem habere (Cic.).
To be very expressive to bear witness etc. by circumlocution (e.g. hujus rei testis est pugna Marathonia speaks for): a speaking argument example manifestum apertum promtum argumentum exemplum. A speaking image or picture imago viva. The thing speaks for itself res loquitur ipsa (Cic.); si res verba postularet ac non pro se ipsa loqueretur (Cic. Fam. 3 2).
Speak to; Vid. ACCOST ADDRESS.
To utter articulate sounds as expressions of thought loqui (to express one’s thoughts; opposed to tacere or reticere; especially in familiar conversation): dicere (to enunciate utter in words; more formally as in a set speech): fari (rare in prose: used by poets of solemn or set speech): fabulari and (of several) confabulari (almost exclusively comedy): verba facere (of a set speech by an orator). To learn to speak loquendi facultatem consequi (Celsus). To speak together or with one another colloqui: sermocinari: sermonem conferre: to be always (often) speaking of anything usurpare aliquid sermonibus; in ore habere aliquid: to speak of anything narrare aliquid: to speak good Latin bene or scienter Latine loqui: to speak plainly loqui plane dilucide: to speak generally loqui generatim universe: to speak quickly rapidly linguae celeritatem incitare; volubili esse lingua (Cic.); praecipitare sermonem (Liv.). Not to speak of all of them remotis his omnibus: not to speak of this that etc. ut taceam ut sileam followed by an accusative and infinitive; ut praetermittam followed by quod or an accusative and infinitive; praeterquam or praeter id quod etc.: to wish to speak with anybody aliquem velle: to speak evil of anybody secus de aliquo dicere (Cic.) loqui (Tac.): alicui male dicere probra dicere: not to speak a word with one non unum verbum commutare cum aliquo (Ter.). To speak to a person alloqui appellare compellare aliquem. To finish speaking dicendi or loquendi finem facere (general term): sermonem conficere (to end a conversation): perorare (to come to a conclusion in a speech). Not to suffer anybody to finish speaking aliquem or alicujus orationem interpellare (☞ not occupare). Let me finish speaking sine me pervenire quo volo; sine omnia dicam; sine dicam quod coepi.
To deliver an oration orationem habere agere or dicere: to speak before the people orationem dicere ad populum; verba facere apud populum: to speak in public (to an assembly regularly convened) concionari; concionem habere (Cic.).
To be very expressive to bear witness etc. by circumlocution (e.g. hujus rei testis est pugna Marathonia speaks for): a speaking argument example manifestum apertum promtum argumentum exemplum. A speaking image or picture imago viva. The thing speaks for itself res loquitur ipsa (Cic.); si res verba postularet ac non pro se ipsa loqueretur (Cic. Fam. 3 2).
Speak to; Vid. ACCOST ADDRESS.
speak:
I. To utter articulate sounds; to express thoughts by words:
1. lŏquor, cūtus, 3: cf. Virg. G. 1, 478, pecudesque locutae, infandum! (articulate speech being the peculiarity of human beings): to s. in good pure Latin, pure et Latine l., Cic. de Or. 1, 32, init.: to s. spitefully, infeste l., Liv. 21, 11, init.: the facts s. for themselves, res ipsa l., Cic. Mil. 20, med.: also, res pro se ipsa l., id. 3, 2, extr.: to s. before any one (as before a judge), apud aliquem l., id. Fin. 2, 22, extr. Freq. with acc. of adj. or neut. pron.: having spoken these words, many words, etc., haec locutus, multa locutus, etc. Also with noun as direct obj. = to speak of, v. foll. art.
2. fāri, fātus, 1 (old verb, and chiefly poet. = preced.): infants unable to speak, nescios fari pueros, Hor. Od. 4, 6, 18: hardly had I spoken these words, vix ea fatus eram, Virg. pass.
3. dīco, xi, ctum, 3 (to give expression to thought; implying not only the use of the organs of speech, but also the exercise of the rational powers: thus, bene loqui, is to speak accurately, with correct accent, etc.: bene dicere, to be a good speaker): v.TO SAY .
4. fābŭlor, 1: v.TO TALK . Not able to s., infans, tis: Cic.: Hor.
II. To make a speech:
1. expr. by phr.: verba facere (not necessarily implying a set speech), Caes. B. G. 2, 14; more fully, verba atque orationem facere, id. B. C. 2, 18: orationem habere, Sall. Cat. 31; and in somewhat diff. sense, to s. at length on any subject, multam orationem de aliqua re habere, Cic. Tusc. 5, 33; contionem [esp. apud populum, apud milites] habere, Caes. B. C. 3, 73: he spoke as follows, talem orationem exorsus est, Liv. 21, 39, extr.
2. contiōnor, 1 (to deliver an oration to a public assembly): to s. before the people, ad populum c., Suet. Aug. 84; before troops, apud milites, Caes. B. C. 1, 7: to s. as from a higher platform, c. tanquam superiore e loco, Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 117.
3. ōro, 1 (rare in this sense): the art of s.ing (oratory), ars orandi, Quint. prooem. § 4. Comp. pĕrōro, 1 (to finish s.ing, come to a conclusion), Liv. 21, 11.
4. also in referring generally to a speech, dico or loquor may suffice; esp. ger.: as soon as Caesar had done s.ing, postquam Caesar dicendi finem fecit, Sall. C. 52, init.
I. To utter articulate sounds; to express thoughts by words:
1. lŏquor, cūtus, 3: cf. Virg. G. 1, 478, pecudesque locutae, infandum! (articulate speech being the peculiarity of human beings): to s. in good pure Latin, pure et Latine l., Cic. de Or. 1, 32, init.: to s. spitefully, infeste l., Liv. 21, 11, init.: the facts s. for themselves, res ipsa l., Cic. Mil. 20, med.: also, res pro se ipsa l., id. 3, 2, extr.: to s. before any one (as before a judge), apud aliquem l., id. Fin. 2, 22, extr. Freq. with acc. of adj. or neut. pron.: having spoken these words, many words, etc., haec locutus, multa locutus, etc. Also with noun as direct obj. = to speak of, v. foll. art.
2. fāri, fātus, 1 (old verb, and chiefly poet. = preced.): infants unable to speak, nescios fari pueros, Hor. Od. 4, 6, 18: hardly had I spoken these words, vix ea fatus eram, Virg. pass.
3. dīco, xi, ctum, 3 (to give expression to thought; implying not only the use of the organs of speech, but also the exercise of the rational powers: thus, bene loqui, is to speak accurately, with correct accent, etc.: bene dicere, to be a good speaker): v.
4. fābŭlor, 1: v.
II. To make a speech:
1. expr. by phr.: verba facere (not necessarily implying a set speech), Caes. B. G. 2, 14; more fully, verba atque orationem facere, id. B. C. 2, 18: orationem habere, Sall. Cat. 31; and in somewhat diff. sense, to s. at length on any subject, multam orationem de aliqua re habere, Cic. Tusc. 5, 33; contionem [esp. apud populum, apud milites] habere, Caes. B. C. 3, 73: he spoke as follows, talem orationem exorsus est, Liv. 21, 39, extr.
2. contiōnor, 1 (to deliver an oration to a public assembly): to s. before the people, ad populum c., Suet. Aug. 84; before troops, apud milites, Caes. B. C. 1, 7: to s. as from a higher platform, c. tanquam superiore e loco, Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 117.
3. ōro, 1 (rare in this sense): the art of s.ing (oratory), ars orandi, Quint. prooem. § 4. Comp. pĕrōro, 1 (to finish s.ing, come to a conclusion), Liv. 21, 11.
4. also in referring generally to a speech, dico or loquor may suffice; esp. ger.: as soon as Caesar had done s.ing, postquam Caesar dicendi finem fecit, Sall. C. 52, init.
λέγω
λέγω, ἐρέω or λέξω, εἶπον or ἔλεξα, εἴρηκα, εἴρημαι or λέλεγμαι, ἐλέχθην or ἐρρήθην, say, speak
ἀντιλέγω
to speak against; speak in turn, reply
ἀπολογέομαι
ἀπολογέομαι, speak in defense, defend oneself
φωνέω
φωνέω, speak, utter (verb)
ἀγορεύω
ἀγορεύω, speak (in assembly), proclaim (verb)
αὐδάω
to utter sounds, speak
δημηγορέω
to speak in the assembly
μυθέομαι
to say, speak
αἰνίσσομαι
to speak in riddles
to cry out, speak
βάζω
to speak, say
βουληγορέω
speak in the Senate
γνωμολογέω
to speak in maxims
διαφθέγγομαι
utter, speak
εἴρω2
say, speak
εὐθυρρημονέω
to speak in a straightforward manner
θυννολογέω
speak of the tunny-fish
καταισχρεύομαι
speak
μακρηγορέω
to speak at great length
μακρολογέω
to speak at length, use many words
μυθίζω
to say, to speak
ξενοφωνέω
speak
οἰνολογέω
speak of wine
πάρφαμι
speak, utter insincerely
παρεξερέομαι
speak of one’s own accord (Hunter); in passing (Campbell)
πλατειάζω
to speak
προηγορέω
to speak on the part of
τραγικεύομαι
speak in tragic fashion
φασματολογέω
to speak of prodigies
φατίζω
to say, speak, report
χρησιμολογέω
speak for edification
χρυσολογέω
to speak of gold
ἀλλοτριολογέω
to speak of things foreign to the matter
ἀνταπολογέομαι
speak for the defence
ἀντεῖπον
to speak against; speak in turn, reply (aor)
ἀπορραψῳδέω
to speak in fragments of epic poetry
ἀρτιστομέω
to speak in good idiom, accurately
Ἀμυκλαϊάζω
to speak in the Amyclean dialect
ἐνδοξολογέω
speak for fame
ἐξονομαίνω
to name, speak of by name
ἠλιθιάζω
to speak
ὀγκολογέω
speak in a hollow voice
ὀρθιάζω
to speak in a high tone
ὀρθοεπέω
speak
ὑπεραπολογέομαι
to speak in behalf of, defend
ὑπερειπεῖν
speak in defence of
ὑπερηγορέω
speak for
ὑποφθέγγομαι
to speak in an undertone
ῥητορεύω
to speak in public, to use rhetoric
εἶπον
to speak, say
λέγω, ἐρέω or λέξω, εἶπον or ἔλεξα, εἴρηκα, εἴρημαι or λέλεγμαι, ἐλέχθην or ἐρρήθην, say, speak
ἀντιλέγω
to speak against; speak in turn, reply
ἀπολογέομαι
ἀπολογέομαι, speak in defense, defend oneself
φωνέω
φωνέω, speak, utter (verb)
ἀγορεύω
ἀγορεύω, speak (in assembly), proclaim (verb)
αὐδάω
to utter sounds, speak
δημηγορέω
to speak in the assembly
μυθέομαι
to say, speak
αἰνίσσομαι
to speak in riddles
appearing fewer than 50 times
αὐδάζομαιto cry out, speak
βάζω
to speak, say
βουληγορέω
speak in the Senate
γνωμολογέω
to speak in maxims
διαφθέγγομαι
utter, speak
εἴρω2
say, speak
εὐθυρρημονέω
to speak in a straightforward manner
θυννολογέω
speak of the tunny-fish
καταισχρεύομαι
speak
μακρηγορέω
to speak at great length
μακρολογέω
to speak at length, use many words
μυθίζω
to say, to speak
ξενοφωνέω
speak
οἰνολογέω
speak of wine
πάρφαμι
speak, utter insincerely
παρεξερέομαι
speak of one’s own accord (Hunter); in passing (Campbell)
πλατειάζω
to speak
προηγορέω
to speak on the part of
τραγικεύομαι
speak in tragic fashion
φασματολογέω
to speak of prodigies
φατίζω
to say, speak, report
χρησιμολογέω
speak for edification
χρυσολογέω
to speak of gold
ἀλλοτριολογέω
to speak of things foreign to the matter
ἀνταπολογέομαι
speak for the defence
ἀντεῖπον
to speak against; speak in turn, reply (aor)
ἀπορραψῳδέω
to speak in fragments of epic poetry
ἀρτιστομέω
to speak in good idiom, accurately
Ἀμυκλαϊάζω
to speak in the Amyclean dialect
ἐνδοξολογέω
speak for fame
ἐξονομαίνω
to name, speak of by name
ἠλιθιάζω
to speak
ὀγκολογέω
speak in a hollow voice
ὀρθιάζω
to speak in a high tone
ὀρθοεπέω
speak
ὑπεραπολογέομαι
to speak in behalf of, defend
ὑπερειπεῖν
speak in defence of
ὑπερηγορέω
speak for
ὑποφθέγγομαι
to speak in an undertone
ῥητορεύω
to speak in public, to use rhetoric
εἶπον
to speak, say