λέγω

λέγω (B), pick up, etc.: tenses for signf. I and II, fut. λέξω Od. 24.224: aor. ἔλεξα A. Pers. 292:—Med., fut. in pass. sense λέξομαι E. Alc. 322: aor. ἐλεξάμην Il. 21.27 (trans.); Ep. ἐλέγμην Od. 9.335; λέκτο 4.451:—Pass., aor. ἐλέχθην Il. 3.188: also post-Hom. in these senses, but only in compos., esp. with ἀπο-, ἐκ-, κατα-, συν-; post-Hom. pf. εἴλοχα (κατ-, συν-), Pass. εἴλεγμαι, in these senses rarely λέλεγμαι (v. the compds.); also fut. λεγήσομαι (συλ-): aor. 2 ἐλέγην (κατ-, συν-):—

• gather, pick up, ὀστέα . . λέγωμεν Il. 23.239, cf. Od. 24.72, Pi. P. 8.53; αἱμασιάς τε λέγων picking out stones for building walls, Od. 18.359 (ubi v. Sch., cf. λογάς 2), cf. 24.224:—Med., gather for oneself, ἐπὶ δὲ ξύλα πολλὰ λέγεσθε Il. 8.507; ὀστέα λευκὰ λέγοντο 24.793; φάρμακα λέξασθαι A.R. 3.807.
• • • 2 Med., choose for oneself, pick out, λέξαιτο . . ἄνδρας ἀρίστους Od. 24.108; κούρους Il. 21.27:—Pass., to be chosen, εἰ . . λεγοίμεθα πάντες ἄριστοι 13.276.
  • II count, tell, ἐν δʼ ἡμέας λέγε κήτεσιν he counted us among the seals, Od. 4.452; and in aor. Med., Il. 2.125; ἐγὼ πέμπτος μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέγμην I reckoned myself . ., Od. 9.335; λέκτο δʼ ἀριθμόν he told him over the number, 4.451:—Pass., μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέχθην I was counted among these, Il. 3.188.
  • • • b so, but not freq., after Hom., λ. ποντιᾶν ψάφων ἀριθμόν Pi. O. 13.46, cf. A. Ag. 570; καθʼ ἓν ἕκαστον λ. Isoc. 2.45; also καὶ σὲ δʼ ἐν τούτοις λέγω count you among . ., A. Pr. 973; λ. τινὰ οὐδαμοῦ count him as naught, S. Ant. 183; κέρδος λ., εἰ . . count it gain, that . ., ib. 462:—Med., λέξατο πάντας [ναύτας] Pi. P. 4.189:—Pass., λέγεσθαι ἐν τοῖς ἱππικωτάτοις X. Oec. 11.20; ἐνὶ πρώτῃσι λέγεσθαι Call. Del. 16: fut. Med. in pass. sense, ἐν τοῖς οὐκέτʼ οὖσι λέξομαι E. l.c.
    • 2 recount, tell over, οὔ τι διαπρήξαιμι λέγων ἐμὰ κήδεα Od. 14.197; σὺ δέ μοι λέγε θέσκελα ἔργα 11.374; τὰ ἕκαστα λέγων 12.165; ὅσα τʼ αὐτὸς . . ἐμόγησε, πάντʼ ἔλεγʼ 23.308: so in Trag., λ. τύχας, πάθη, μόχθους, etc., A. Pr. 633, Pers. 292, Ag. 555, etc.; also Ἀγαμέμνονι . . λέγʼ ὀνείδεα repeated reproaches against him, Il. 2.222; so perh. ψεύδεα πολλὰ λ. Hes. Th. 27 (but v. infr. III):—Med., τί σε χρὴ ταῦτα λέγεσθαι; why needʼst thou tell the tale thereof? Il. 13.275; and so, μηκέτι ταῦτα λεγώμεθα νηπύτιοι ὥς ib. 292, cf. Od. 3.240, 13.296; μηκέτι νῦν δήθʼ αὖθι λεγώμεθα Il. 2.435.
  • III say, speak, first in Hes. Th. 27 (v. supr. II.2): fut. λέξω Emp. 38.1, A. Ag. 859, Hdt. 4.14, Th. 2.48, Antipho 6.33, etc.: aor. ἔλεξα Anacr. 45, Pl. Sph. 217e, Antipho 1.15 (rare in Pl. and the Orators, common in some dialects, as Boeotian, IG 7.504.2 (Tanagra), Thessalian, ib. 9(2).461.21, Ionic, v.l. in Hp. Aër. 12): pf. λέλεχα Gal. 16.249, λέλεγα and λέλογας Hsch. (εἴρηκα in correct writers):—Pass., fut. λεχθήσομαι Th. 5.86, Pl. Ti. 67c, etc.: also fut. Med. in pass. sense, S. OC 1186, E. Hec. 906 (lyr.), etc.; and λελέξομαι Th. 3.53 (v.l. λέξεται), Pl. R. 457b: aor. ἐλέχθην (never ἐλέγην in this sense) S. OT 1442, Th. 6.32, etc.: pf. λέλεγμαι Pi. N. 8.20, Hdt. 2.21, S. Ph. 389, etc. (εἴλεγμαι in this sense only in compd. δι-): rare in compds. (only ἀντιλέγω, ἐπιλέγω, καταλέγω, προλέγω), the pres. in most compds. being supplied by ἀγορεύω, the fut. by ἐρῶ, the aor. by εἶπον, the pf. by εἴρηκα:
  • • 1 say, speak, never in Hom., first in Hes. l.c., freq. from Hdt. and Trag. downwds.; of all kinds of oral communications, ἐκέλευε λέγειν εἴ τι θέλοι Hdt. 8.58; so λέγοις ἄν speak, say on, Pl. Plt. 268e, etc.; λ. μῦθον A. Pers. 698 (troch.); ψευδῆ λ. Id. Ag. 625; ἀληθῆ λ. Pl. Phlb. 12b (so in Pass., λόγος λέλεκται πᾶς S. Ph. 389); of oracles, say, declare, Hdt. 8.136; ὥσπερ τοὔνομα λέγει indicates, Pl. Prt. 312c: with Preps., λ. ἀμφί τινος A. Th. 1017, E. Hec. 580; περί τινος Xenoph. 34.2, Democr. 165, S. Aj. 151 (anap.), Th. 2.48; ὑπέρ τινος in his defence, S. El. 555, X. HG 1.7.16; κατά τινος against him, Thgn. 1240a, X. HG 1.5.2; λ. ἐπί τισι εὐχὰς ἀγαθάς express good wishes for them, A. Supp. 625 (anap.); λ. τά τινος take his part, D. 8.64; λ. πρός τι in reference or in answer to . ., S. Ant. 753, etc.; εἴς τι X. Mem. 1.5.1.
    • 2 c. acc. et inf., say that . ., Pi. P. 2.59, etc.: with neg. οὐ, Pl. R. 348c, etc., but μή ib. 346e, X. Smp. 4.5 (Pass.), and usu. in later Gr., LXX Ge. 38.22; λ. μὴ εἶναι ἀνάστασιν Ev.Matt. 22.23: freq. also folld. by ὡς, ὅτι (generally so in the Act. voice) when the subject of the relative clause may become the object of the principal Verb, γυναῖκα λέγουσιν, ὡς κάθηται . . X. Cyr. 7.3.5, etc.: rarely c. part., λ. Οἰδίπουν ὀλωλότα speak of him as dead, S. OC 1580; λέγουσιν ἡμᾶς ὡς ὀλωλότας A. Ag. 672; λέξασʼ ἀδελφῷ σʼ ἐνθάδʼ ὄντα E. Hel. 888:—Pass., λέξεται ἔχων Id. IT 1047, cf. A. Ag. 170 (cj.).
    • 3 λέγειν τινά τι say something of another, esp. κακὰ λ. τινά speak ill of him, revile him, Hdt. 8.61; ἀγαθὰ λ. τινάς Ar. Ec. 435; τὰ ἔσχατα, τὰ ἀπόρρητα λ. ἀλλήλους, X. Mem. 2.2.9, D. 18.123; also εὖ or κακῶς λ. τινά, A. Ag. 445 (lyr.), S. El. 524, cf. 1028; εὖ λ. τὸν εὖ λέγοντα X. Mem. 2.3.8.
    • 4 call by name, ἃς τρέμομεν λ. S. OC 128 (lyr.): c. dupl. acc., call so and so, λέγοιμʼ ἂν ἄνδρα τόνδε τῶν σταθμῶν κύνα A. Ag. 896, cf. S. OC 939 codd., Hdt. 1.32, etc.
    • 5 λ. τινὰ ποιεῖν τι tell, command one to do, A. Ch. 553, S. Ph. 101, X. Cyr. 4.1.22, etc.: so with τινι, S. OC 840, D. 19.150 (no obj. expressed in A. Ag. 925, S. OC 856); λέγε τὸν ἐρωτῶντα ἵνα . . εἴπῃ σοι . . Astramps. Orac. p.1 H.; ὡς ὁ νόμος λέγει D. 22.20; ὁ λέγων μὴ μοιχεύειν Ep.Rom. 2.22.
    • 6 λ. τι say something, i.e. speak to the point or purpose, βούλῃ λέγειν τι, καὶ λέγων μηδὲν κλύειν; S. Ant. 757; λέγω τι; am I right? the answer being λέγεις, Id. OT 1475; κινδυνεύεις τι λέγειν Pl. Cra. 404a; ἴσως ἄν τι λέγοις X. Mem. 2.1.12, cf. Cyr. 1.4.20; opp. οὐδὲν λέγει has no meaning, no authority, οὐδὲν λ. τὸ σωφρόνως τραφῆναι Ar. Eq. 334, cf. V. 75; οὐδὲν λέγεις nonsense! Id. Th. 625; but οὐδὲν λέγειν, also, say what is not, lie, Id. Av. 66, Pl. Ap. 30b; also εὖ γε λέγεις, εὖ λέγεις, εὖ ἂν λέγοις, good news!, that is well!, ib. 24e, Grg. 447b, Prt. 310b; καλῶς, ὀρθῶς λ., you are right, X. Mem. 3.3.4, 3.6.8; κοὔπω λέγω and what is more, Herod. 7.44; τί λέγεις; τὸν ἔποπα παῖ καλεῖς; Ar. Av. 57, cf. Ec. 298 (lyr.).
    • 7 pleon., ἔφη λέγων Hdt. 3.156, 5.36; ἔλεγε φάς Id. 1.122; ἔφασκε λέγων Ar. Av. 472; ἦ δʼ ὃς λέγων Id. V. 795; ὡς ἔφη λέγων S. Aj. 757; καὶ λέγων εἶπεν οὕτω πως D. 8.74, etc.
    • 8 at the beginning of letters or documents, Ἄμασις Πολυκράτεϊ ὧδε λέγει . ., Μαρδόνιος τάδε λέγει . ., etc., Hdt. 3.40, 8.140.αʹ, etc.; τὰ γράμματα ἔλεγε τάδε Id. 1.124, etc.; γράμμασι λέγον τάδε, of an inscription, Th. 6.54: in roman edicts, Μάρκος Μέττιος Ῥοῦφος . . λέγει POxy. 237 viii 28 (i A.D.).
    • 9 wish to say, mean, οὔτοι γυναῖκας ἀλλὰ Γοργόνας λέγω A. Eu. 48; τί τοῦτο λέγει, πρὸ Πύλοιο; what does πρὸ Πύλοιο mean? Ar. Eq. 1059, cf. 1021, 1375, Ec. 989, Pl. Phd. 60e: freq. in Platonic dialogue, πῶς λέγεις; how do you mean? in what sense do you say this? Ap. 24e, al.; ἢ πῶς λέγομεν; or what do we mean to say? Grg. 480b; πῶς δὴ οὖν αὐτὸ λέγεις; Phdr. 265c; ποῖόν τί ποτε ἄρα λέγοντές φασι . . what they can possibly mean by saying . ., Tht. 181c, al.: c. dupl. acc., τοιοῦτόν τι σὲ λέγειν τὸ κρεῖττον Grg. 489d, al.: freq. (esp. in Trag.) to explain more fully, εἴσω κομίζου καὶ σύ, Κασάνδραν λέγω you, I mean Cassandra, A. Ag. 1035; ὁ μάντις, υἱὸν Οἰκλέους λ. Id. Th. 609, cf. 658 (v.l.), Pr. 946; ποταμός, Ἀχελῷον λέγω S. Tr. 9, cf. 1220, Ph. 1261, E. Ph. 987; ἐμὲ λέγων meaning me, Isoc. 12.215; τὸ δʼ ὑμεῖς ὅταν λέγω, τὴν πόλιν λ. D. 18.88: sts., however, the word after λέγω is put in appos. with the word to be expld., Ἀντικλείας . ., τῆς σῆς λέγω τοι μητρός A. Fr. 175, cf. Th. 658 cod. M; περὶ τῶνδε . ., λέγω δὲ Φωκέων D. 19.152; παρʼ ὧν . ., τούτων τῶν τὴν Ἀσίαν οἰκούντων λέγω Id. 8.24, cf. Pl. Smp. 202b: abs., μηδενὸς ὄντος ἐν [τῇ χώρᾳ] λέγω D. 1.27.
    • • b περὶ ἃς (sc. ἀπολαύσεις) λέγομεν τὸν σώφρονα in regard to which we use the term ‘temperate’, Arist. EN 1148a5, cf. Pl. Grg. 494b.
    • 10 ὡς λέγουσι as they say, S. Ant. 23, etc.; ὡς λ. μοι Id. OC 1161:—Pass., λέγεται it is said, c.acc.et inf., X. Mem. 1.2.30, al.; but also πατρὸς λέγεται γενέσθαι . . Id. Cyr. 1.2.1; θανεῖν ἐλέχθη he was said to have been killed, S. OT 292; so λεγόμενον ἐρέω Pi. P. 5.108: τὸ λεγόμενον abs., as the saying goes, Th. 7.68, cf. Pl. Grg. 447a, Smp. 217e, etc.; τὸ λ. δὴ τοῦτο Id. Grg. 514e: ὁ λεγόμενος γραῶν ὕθλος the so-called . ., Id. Tht. 176b; οἱ λ. αὐτόνομοι εἶναι X. HG 6.3.8; οἱ λ. ὅτι . . of whom it is said that . ., Id. Cyr. 8.6.16.
    • 11 of orators, speak (emphatically), λέγειν δεινός S. OT 545, X. Cyr. 1.5.9, etc.; λέγειν ἠσκηκότες S. Fr. 963, cf. Eup. 95 (v. λαλέω) ; λ. τε καὶ πράσσειν δυνατώτατος Th. 1.139; οἱ ἐν τῷ πλήθει λέγειν δυνάμενοι Isoc. 3.8, cf. D. 19.286; plead oneʼs cause in a court of law, Id. 23.78; δίκας λέγειν ὑπέρ τινος speak as an advocate for . ., Din. 1.111.
    • 12 boast of, tell of, τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ῥώμην X. Cyr. 1.3.10; in Poets, sing of, θέλω λ. Ἀτρείδας Anacreont. 23.1.
    • 13 recite what is written, λαβὲ τὸ βιβλίον καὶ λέγε Pl. Tht. 143c; and freq. in Oratt., as λέγε τὸν νόμον D. 21.8 and 10, etc.; of lectures, ἀκούσατέ μου σχόλια λέγοντος Arr. Epict. 3.21.6, cf. 15.8 (the sense of Lat. lego, read, occurs only in the compds. ἀναλέγομαι, ἐπιλέγομαι).
    • 14 say or send word by another, X. An. 1.9.25, 7.4.5.
    • 15 maintain as a thesis, οἱ τὰς ἰδέας λέγοντες Arist. Ph. 193b36, Metaph. 1036b14.
    • 16 nominate, Lat. dicere [dictatorem], D.C. Fr. 36.26 (Pass.). (Cf. Lat. lĕgo, legio, legulus (‘olive gathererʼ).)

λέγω [cf. Lat. lego, Alb. mb-leth] (signf. I: to collect): impf. ἔλεγον, mid. ἐλεγόμην ‖ fut. λέξω, mid. λέξομαι (usu. pass.) ‖ aor. ἔλεξα, mid. ἐλεξάμην and epic ἐλέγμην ‖ pf. (in compd.) εἴλοχα and εἴλεχα, mid. pass. εἴλεγμαι (usu. in compd.) and in compd. λέλεγμαι ‖ aor. pass. ἐλέχθην usu. in compd.; in Att. more freq. (in compd.) aor^t. ἐλέγην ‖ fut. pass. λεγήσομαι and rar. in compd. λεχθήσομαι; (signf. II: to say): impf. ἔλεγον, mid. ἐλεγόμην ‖ fut. λέξω, mid. λέξομαι (usu. pass.), but Att. usu. suppl. ἐρῶ (see εἴρω) ‖ (rar. in Plat. and orat.) aor. ἔλεξα, mid. ἐλεξάμην, usu. suppl. aor^t. εἶπον (see) ‖ rar. later pf. λέλεχα, mid. pass. λέλεγμαι (in compd. also -είλεγμαι), Att. suppl. εἴρηκα, mid. pass. εἴρημαι ‖ ppf. mid. pass. ἐλελέγμην and (δι)ειλέγμην; Att. suppl. εἰρήμην ‖ aor. pass. ἐλέχθην, Att. suppl. ἐρρήθην ‖ fut. pass. λεχθήσομαι, Att. suppl. ῥηθήσομαι ‖ fut. pf. λελέξομαι.

I ❶ act. to collect | to choose ‖ to count, enumerate, number | to set forth, narrate

❷ mid. to collect with acc. | to gather, choose

❸ pass. to be collected or chosen ‖ to be chosen or numbered, be included in a number II ❶ act.
🄰 postHom. to speak, say, with and without acc. | common τί τινι sthg. to s.o. | τί τινα sthg. of s.o. | analog. with adv. | with prep. ‖ common with acc. and inf. | with ὡς | with ὅτι | with inf. | with indir. interrog. in acc. and inf. | rar. with pleon. ptc. | with another incidental verb of speaking |: ὡς λέγουσι as they say | to pronounce ‖ say aptly, speak appropriately, speak well ‖ to say, declare, announce, of written texts
🄱 to mean, intend to say, call, name | analog. to mean, signify, call, define, with two acc.
🄲 to order, prescribe abs. | with inf. | τινα or τινι with inf. to s.o. to | with ἵνα and subj. to exhort to …
🄳 particular signf. in various contexts: to say out loud, recite, set forth ‖ to exalt, celebrate, sing ‖ to speak, declaim, harangue, of orators and sim. ‖ to affirm ‖ to reveal ‖ to expound, propose, maintain ‖ to send word, make known ‖ to ask ‖ to answer: τινι to s.o.

❷ mid. to count, enumerate ‖ expound, narrate

❸ pass.
🄰 to be said ‖ often λέγεται it is said, with analog. inf. | τὸ λεγόμενον (incidental) so-called
🄱 to be said, be defined, be called

I


❶ act. to collect: ὀστέα bones (of the dead) Il. 23.239 Pind. P. 8.53 etc.; ἠῶθεν δή τοι λέγομεν λεύκ’ ὀστέ’ we gathered your white bones at dawn Od. 24.72 | to choose Od. 18.359 etc.; λέγωμεν δὴ τόν … ἐν αὑτῷ κεκτημένον let us choose the one who possesses within himself Plat. Leg. 738a ‖ to count, enumerate, number with ἐν + dat. ἐν δ’ ἡμέας πρώτους λέγε κήτεσιν he counted us as first among the seals Od. 4.452; καὶ σὲ δ’ ἐν τούτοις λέγω and I number you among them Aeschl. Pr. 973; τί δεῖ καθ’ ἓν ἕκαστον λέγοντα διατρίβειν; why waste time enumerating every single point? Isocr. 2.45 | to expound, narrate Od. 14.197, al. Aeschl. Pers. 292, al. etc.; ἄφατα ἔργα λ. to narrate incredible undertakings Bacchyl. Dith. 18.18; πόλεμον λ. to narrate the war Anacr. 56.2; λ. παραβολὴν πρός τινα to tell s.o. a parable NT Luke 5.36; παροιμίαν οὐδεμίαν λέγεις you do not speak in parables NT John 16.29

❷ mid. to collect with acc. Il. 8.507 (firewood), 24.793 (the bones of the dead) etc. | to gather, choose Il. 21.27 etc.; οὐδὲ κεν ἄλλως … λέξαιτο … ἄνδρας ἀρίστους he could not have chosen the best men in any other way Od. 24.108

❸ pass. to be collected or chosen Il. 13.276 etc.; οὐκ ἄλλως ὀρθῶς γίγνοιτ’ ἂν λεχθεὶς ἢ πρὸς τὴν γῆν the only way to make the right choice was based on land Plat. Leg. 737c ‖ to be counted or numbered, be included in a number with μετά or ἐν + dat. ἐγὼν ἐπίκουρος ἐὼν μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέχθην as an ally, I was numbered among them Il. 3.188; αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ πέμπτος μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέγμην and I was numbered fifth among them Od. 9.335; ἐν τοῖς … πλουσιωτάτοις λεγόμενόν σε ἐπιστάμεθα we know that you are numbered among the most wealthy Xen. Oec. 11.20

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❶ act.
🄰 postHom. to speak, say with and without acc. Hes. Th. 27 Hdt. 9.11.1 Plat. Phil. 12b | common τί τινι sthg. to s.o. NT Mark 13.37 | τί τινα sthg. of s.o. Hdt. 8.61.2 etc.; τὰς μὲν γυναῖκας πόλλ’ ἀγαθὰ λέγων speaking very highly of women Aristoph. Ec. 435; ὅταν ἐν ταῖς τραγῳδίαις ἀλλήλους τὰ ἔσχατα λέγωσιν when, in tragedy, they launch the harshest possible invectives against one another Xen. Mem. 2.2.9 | analog. with adv.: κακῶς δέ σε λέγω I speak badly of you Soph. El. 524; εὖ λέγειν τὸν εὖ λέγοντα to speak well of who speaks well Xen. Mem. 2.3.8 | with prep. ἀμφί or περί τινος to speak of, about s.o. or sthg. Aeschl. Sept. 1012 Soph. Ai. 151 Thuc. 4.22.1 etc.; πρὸς ἀλλήλους one another NT Mark 4.41 = μετ’ ἀλλήλων NT John 11.56; ἔλεξεν ὑπὲρ τῶν στρατηγῶν τάδε he said this in favor of the generals Xen. Hel. 1.7.16; κατὰ τοῦ Τισσαφέρνους ἔλεγον ἃ πεποιηκὼς εἴη speaking against Tissaphernes, they told what he had done Xen. Hel. 1.5.2; κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω I speak as a man, I express myself in human terms NT Rom. 3.5, Gal. 3.15 = ἀνθρώπινον λ. NT Rom. 6.19; ἀπὸ σεαυτοῦ σὺ τοῦτο λέγεις; do you say this from yourself, on your own initiative? NT John 18.34; εἰς ὦτά τινος λ. to say in s.o.ʼs ears i.e. to s.o. VT Prov. 23.9; ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃς ἐν τῇ διανοίᾳ σου if you say to yourself VT Deut. 7.17 ‖ common with acc. and inf. λέγουσιν αὐτὸν ζῆν they say he is alive NT Luke 24.24 | with ὡς Thuc. 1.34.1 | with ὅτι NT Luke 15.7, Matt. 19.23 | with inf. ψυχὴν λέγεις ἐπισκέψασθαι you say to examine the soul Plat. Crat. 399d | with indir. interrog. in acc. and inf.: τίνα λέγουσιν … εἶναι τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου; whom do they say the Son of Man is? NT Matt. 16.13 | rar. with ptc.: ἂν τύχοιμι λέξας Οἰδίπουν ὀλωλότα I might say that Oedipus is dead Soph. O.C. 1580 | pleon. with another verb of saying Hdt. 9.2.2, al. Aristoph. Av. 472, al. etc.; ὃ δέ σφι ἔλεγε, φάς he spoke to them, saying Hdt. 1.122; ὡς ἔφη λέγων as I declared Soph. Ai. 757; καὶ λέγων εἶπεν οὕτω πως and speaking, he said more or less as follows Demosth. 8.74; common in VT and NT: λέγοντες λέγουσιν they speak as follows VT Ezek. 12.27; λαλῶν λέγει he says as follows NT 1Cor. 12.3 | ἔγραψεν λέγων he wrote as follows NT Luke 1.63 | ἐγενήθη ῥῆμα κυρίου πρὸς Ἅβραμ … λέγων the saying of the Lord came to Abraham in these words VT Gen. 16.1 cf. Reg. 1.15.10, al. | incidental: ὡς λέγουσι as they say, as is said Long. 1.16.2 etc. | to pronounce: τὸ ὄνομα the name Long. 1.8.2, 1.13.5 ‖ to say aptly, speak appropriately, speak well: λέγω τι; do I speak rightly? Soph. O.T. 1475, al. etc. = καλῶς (or ὀρθῶς) λ. Xen. Mem. 3.3.4, al. etc.; κινδυνεύεις τι λέγειν youʼre probably right Plat. Crat. 404a; εὖ γε … λέγεις truly, you speak well Plat. Ap. 24e | οὐδὲν λ. to mean nothing, fail to make sense Aristoph. Eq. 334, al. | but also to say nothing sensible or true, talk nonsense, lie Aristoph. Av. 66; εἰ δέ τίς μέ φησιν ἄλλα λέγειν ἢ ταῦτα, οὐδὲν λέγει whoever claims I say things different from these is lying Plat. Ap. 30b ‖ to say, declare, announce, of written texts Hdt. 8.136.1 (oracles) Thuc. 6.54.7 (inscriptions) etc.; τὰ δὲ γράμματα ἔλεγε τάδε the text of the letter read as follows Hdt. 1.124.1 | in quotations from Biblical passages NT Luke 20.42; λέγει ἡ γραφή the Scripture says NT Rom. 11.2 and with indet. subj. λέγει it says NT Eph. 4.8, al.

🄱 to mean, intend to say, call, name: Κάσσανδραν λέγω I mean you, Kassandra Aeschl. Ag. 1035; οὔτοι γυναῖκας ἀλλὰ Γοργόνας λέγω I call them not women, but Gorgons Aeschl. Eum. 48; μνηστὴρ γὰρ ἦν μοι ποταμός, Ἀχελῷον λέγω my suitor was a river, I mean Achelous Soph. Tr. 9; ἃς τρέμομεν λέγειν (the Eumenides), whose name we tremble to pronounce Soph. O.C. 129; s.times with obj. in appos. Ἀντικλείας … τῆς σῆς λέγω τοι μητρός Antikleia, I mean your mother Aeschl. fr. 175 | analog. to mean, signify: τί τοῦτο λέγει, πρὸ Πύλοιο; what does “before Pylos” mean? Aristoph. Eq. 1059; πῶς λέγεις; what do you mean? Plat. Ap. 24e; ποῖόν τί ποτε ἄρα λέγοντές φασι τὰ πάντα κινεῖσθαι what on earth do they mean by saying everything is in motion? Plat. Theaet. 181c ‖ to call, define with two acc.: τοὺς λέγοντας ἑαυτοὺς ἀποστόλους those who proclaim themselves as apostles NT Rev. 2.2

🄲 to order, prescribe: ὡς ὁ νόμος λέγει as prescribed by law Demosth. 22.20 | with inf.: λέγω κατ’ ἄνδρα, μὴ θεόν, σέβειν ἐμέ I urge you to honor me as a man, not as a god Aeschl. Ag. 925: ὁ λέγων μὴ μοιχεύειν μοιχεύεις you, who forbid adultery, are an adulterer NT Rom. 2.22 | τινα or τινι with inf. to s.o. to Aeschl. Ch. 553 Soph. O.C. 840, al. etc.; λέγομεν ὑμῖν … σπονδὰς μὴ λύειν we order you not to break the truce Thuc. 1.78.4; λέγε σύ … τὸν ἐθέλοντα ἰέναι μετὰ Κύρου give the order that whoever wishes may go with Cyrus Xen. Cyr. 4.1.22; τούτοις ἔλεγον πλεῖν τὴν ταχίστην I ordered them to embark as quickly as possible Demosth. 19.150 | with ἵνα and subj. to exhort to … NT Acts 19.4

🄳 particular signf. in various contexts: to say out loud, recite, expound Demosth. 21.8, al. etc.; λαβὲ τὸ βιβλίον καὶ λέγε take this book and read Plat. Theaet. 143c; ἐλθόντες ἀκούσατέ μου σχόλια λέγοντος come listen to me expound my comments Arr. EpictD. 3.21.6 | μέλος to chant a song Callim. H. 4.257 ‖ to exalt, celebrate, sing Xen. Cyr. 1.3.10 Thgn. 763 Anacr. 22.2 (= ἀείδω) etc.; θέλω λέγειν Ἀτρείδας I wish to sing of the Atreidai [Anacr.] 23.1 ‖ to speak, declaim, harangue, of orators and sim. Soph. O.T. 545 Isocr. 3.8 Eup. 116 etc.; λέγειν τε καὶ πράσσειν δυνατώτατος most powerful in speech and action Thuc. 1.139.4; λέγειν … δεινοί skilled speakers, talented orators Xen. Cyr. 1.5.9 ‖ to affirm NT Matt. 22.23; ἀμὴν λέγω σοι truly I say to you NT Matt. 5.26, al. ‖ to reveal NT 1Cor. 15.51 ‖ to expound, propose, maintain: τὰ βέλτιστα λέγειν to make the best proposals Demosth. 3.11; οἱ τὰς ἰδέας λέγοντες the defenders of the theory of Ideas Aristot. Phys. 193b 36 ‖ to send word, make known, by means of others: ἔπεμπε βίκους οἴνου … λέγων ὅτι he sent amphoras of wine, saying that Xen. An. 1.9.25; ἀφιεὶς δὲ τῶν αἰχμαλώτων … ἔλεγεν ὅτι by sending some of the prisoners, he let it be known that Xen. An. 7.4.5 ‖ to ask NT Matt. 9.14; τινι of s.o. NT John 21.5 ‖ to answer τινι s.o. NT Matt. 4.10

❷ mid. to count, enumerate: λέκτο δ’ ἀριθμόν he counted the number (of seals) Od. 4.451; λέξατο πάντας ἐπαινήσαις he enumerated (= reviewed) them all, praising them Pind. P. 4.189 ‖ to expound, narrate Il. 2.435, al. etc.; τί σε χρὴ ταῦτα λέγεσθαι; what need is there for you to tell that story? Il. 13.275

❸ pass.
🄰 to be said Hdt. 2.21 Thuc. 5.86, al. etc. (common); πολλὰ γὰρ πολλᾷ λέλεκται many things have been said in many ways Pind. N. 8.20; οὕτως ἐλέχθη ταῦθ’ yes, that was said Soph. O.T. 1442; καλῶς λεχθέντες λόγοι eloquently spoken words Thuc. 6.68.1; τά τινι λεχθέντα ὑπό τινος the words spoken to s.o. by s.o. VT Esthg. 1.18 ‖ often λέγεται it is said with inf. (either impers. or pers. construction) common; θανεῖν ἐλέχθη πρός τινων ὁδοιπόρων it was said that he died at the hands of some wayfarers Soph. O.T. 292; πατρὸς μὲν δὴ ὁ Κῦρος λέγεται γενέσθαι Καμβύσου it is said that Kambyses was Cyrusʼ father Xen. Cyr. 1.2.1; λέγεται τὸν Σωκράτην … εἰπεῖν Socrates is said to have said Xen. Mem. 1.2.30 | analog. τὸ λεγόμενον (incidental) as is said Thuc. 7.68.1 Plat. Symp. 217e etc.

🄱 to be said, be defined, be called: ὑπὸ τῆς λεγομένης εὐδαιμονίας by what is called (or by so-called) happiness Plat. Leg. 695a; οἱ λεγόμενοι αὐτόνομοι εἶναι the so-called independent ones Xen. Hel. 6.3.8; Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος χριστός Jesus, called the Anointed One NT Matt. 1.16, al.; τὸ ὄνομα … λέγεται ὁ Ἄψινθος the name is Wormwood NT Rev. 8.11 | ῥαββί, ὃ λέγεται μεθερμηνευόμενον διδάσκαλε “Rabbi”, which, when translated, corresponds to “O master” NT John 1.38 | οἱ πολλάκις λεγόμενοι ὅτι βασιλέως υἱὸς καταβαίνει those of whom it is often said “the kingʼs son is here” Xen. Cyr. 8.6.16

● epic aor. ἐλέγμην (signf. I) epic 3. sg. ἔλεκτο and λέκτο (cf. also λέχομαι) ‖ pf. (signf. II) λέλεγα and λέλογα Hsch.

2. λέγω, post-Hom.; aor. ἔλεξα, perf. med.-pass. λέλεγμαι; fut. λέξω; Att. meestal aor. act. εἶπον, zelden εἶπα (zie onder εἰπεῖν); aor. pass. ἐρρήθην; perf. act. εἴρηκα; perf. med. εἴρημαι; fut. ἐρῶ
1.  zeggen, spreken; abs.: λέγειν σὺ δεινός jij bent een geweldige spreker Soph. OT 545; ἄλλοι τε πολλοὶ ἔλεγον vele anderen voerden het woord Thuc. 1.139.4; met acc.: οὐ ψευδῆ λέγω ik vertel geen leugens Aeschl. Ag. 625; pass.: λόγος λέλεκται πᾶς dat is alles wat ik te zeggen heb Soph. Ph. 389; met dat.: σοί τοι λέγουσα παύεται zij houdt op tegen je te spreken Aeschl. Ag. 1047; οὗτος, σοὶ λέγει hé, jij, hij praat tegen je! Aristoph. Pl. 926; met acc. en dat.: ὃ δὲ ὑμῖν λέγω wat ik jullie zeg NT Marc. 13.37; met AcI: λέγω ἀδικίαν μὲν λυσιτελεῖν ik beweer dat onrecht profijt brengt Plat. Resp. 348c; met dubb. acc.: κακὰ λέγειν τινά kwaad spreken van iemand Hdt. 8.61.2; τὰς γυναῖκας πόλλ’ ἀγαθὰ λέγειν over de vrouwen niets dan goeds vertellen Aristoph. Eccl. 435; met adv. en acc.: κακῶς σε λέγω ik spreek negatief over je Soph. El. 524; pleon. met ander ww. van zeggen: ὡς ἔφη λέγων zoals hij zei Soph. Ai. 757; ἔγραψεν λέγων hij schreef als volgt NT Luc. 1.63; pass. λέγεται er wordt gezegd, men zegt; ook pers. als NcI: ἐλέγετο Κύρῳ δοῦναι χρήματα πολλά men zegt dat hij veel geld aan Cyrus heeft gegeven Xen. An. 1.2.12; τὸ λεγόμενον zoals men zegt Thuc. 7.68.1; pregn. iets van belang zeggen, gelijk hebben: λέγω τι; heb ik gelijk? Soph. OT 1475; καλῶς λέγεις je hebt gelijk Xen. Mem. 3.3.4; οὐδὲν λέγειν onzin praten; μὴ λόγους λέγε verkoop geen praatjes Eur. Med. 321.
2.  noemen, met dubb. acc.: ἐκεῖνο ... οὔ κώ σε ἐγὼ λέγω zo kan ik je nog niet noemen Hdt. 1.32.5; λέγοιμ’ ἂν ἄνδρα τόνδε τῶν σταθμῶν κύνα ik zou deze man de waakhond van zijn verblijfplaats willen noemen Aeschl. Ag. 896; οὔτ’ ἄνανδρον τὴνδε τὴν πόλιν λέγω ik zeg niet dat deze stad geen mannen heeft Soph. OC 939; ook pass.: τῶν ὀκτὼ τῶν πρώτων λεγομένων θεῶν van de acht goden die ‘de eersten’ worden genoemd Hdt. 2.145.1; ptc. ὁ λεγόμενος de zogeheten, die genoemd wordt: οἱ λεγόμενοι αὐτόνομοι εἶναι de zogeheten autonomen Xen. Hell. 6.3.8; Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος χριστός Jezus die ‘de gezalfde’ wordt genoemd NT Mt. 1.16.
3.  bedoelen: πῶς λέγεις; hoe bedoel je? Plat. Ap. 24e; τοῦτο δὲ λέγω dit bedoel ik NT Gal. 3.17; aanduiden, bedoelen: καὶ συ, Κασάνδραν λέγω ook jij: jou Cassandra bedoel ik Aeschl. Ag. 1035; ὥσπερ τοὔνομα λέγει zoals de naam zegt Plat. Prot. 312c; τὸ δ’ ὑμεῖς ὅταν λέγω, τὴν πόλιν λέγω wanneer ik “jullie” zeg, bedoel ik de stad Dem. 18.88.
4.  opdracht geven, bevelen: λέγω σ’ ἐγὼ δόλῳ Φιλοκτήτην λαβεῖν ik zeg dat je Philoctetes met list te pakken moet nemen Soph. Ph. 101; ἔλεγε θαρρεῖν hij zei dat ze goede moed moesten houden Xen. An. 1.3.8; met dat.: χαλᾶν λέγω σοι ik zeg je los te laten Soph. OC 840; met inf.: λέγομεν ὑμῖν ... σπονδὰς μὴ λύειν wij dringen er bij u op aan het verdrag niet te schenden Thuc. 1.78.4; ὁ λέγων μὴ μοιχεύειν μοιχεύεις; jij die verbiedt vreemd te gaan, ga jij wel vreemd? NT Rom. 2.22.
5.  voordragen: πάντα ταῦτα τὰ καλὰ λέγουσι ποιήματα zij dragen al deze fraaie gedichten voor Plat. Ion 533e; voorlezen: λέγε τὸν νόμον lees de wet voor Dem. 21.8.

λέγω ¹, (ΛΕΧ, λέχος, λόχος) legen, lagern, zu Bette bringen, λέξον με, Il. 24.635, u. übertr., ἐγὼ μὲν ἔλεξα Διὸς νόον, 14.252, durch Schlaf bestricken, betäuben. – Häufiger im med. sichl egen, liegen, praes., μηκέτι νῦν δήθʼ αὖθι λεγώμεθα, Il. 2.435, ὅθʼ ἡδέϊ λέξεται ὕπνῳ, im Schlafe liegen, 4.131, λέξομαι εἰς εὐνήν, Od. 17.102 ; oft im aor., πὰρ δʼ Ἑλένη ἐλέξατο, 4.305, τῷ ἔνι λεξάσθην, Il. 14.350, φυλακτῆρες λεξάσθων παρὰ τάφρον, 9.67, sich lagern ; ebenso die synkopierten Formen, ἔλεκτο σὺν αἰδοίῃ παρακοίτι, Hes. Sc. 46, wie Od. 19.50, im imper. sowohl λέξο, Il. 24.650, als auch λέξεο, Od. 19.598, Il. 9.617. So nur noch in einzelnen Nachahmungen bei sp.D., wie λέξασθαι, Ap.Rh. 4.794.

λέγω ², 1) zusammenlegen, lesen, sammeln, praes., ὀστέα – λέγωμεν, Il. 23.239, Od. 24.72 ; αἱμασιάς τε λέγων, 18.359, 24.224, u. sp.D., ἀγλαΐην ῥόδου χείρεσσι λέγουσα, Mosch. 2.70 ; – aor., Pind. θανόντος ὀστέα λέξαις υἱοῦ, P. 8.53. – Häufiger im med. für sich sammeln, ἐπὶ δὲ ξύλα πολλὰ λέγεσθε, Il. 8.508, 547, für sich auslesen, auswählen, ἄνδρας ἀρίστους λέξαιτο, Od. 24.108, Τρῶας μὲν λέξασθαι ἐφέστιοι ὅσσοι ἔασιν, Il. 2.120, κούρους, 11.27 ; als pass., εἰ γὰρ νῦν παρὰ νηυσὶ λεγοίμεθα πάντες ἄριστοι εἰς λόχον, 13.276 ; λέξατο πάντας, Pind. P. 4.189 ; sp.D., wie Ap.Rh., φάρμακα λέξασθαι θυμοφθόρα, 3.807, wie 899 ; Nic. Th. 752. In Prosa ist in dieser Bdtg συλλέγω gebräuchlich.
2) dazu legen, zählen, rechnen, aus Einzelnen eine Reihe machen, in der man es aufzählt, ἐν δʼ ἡμέας λέγε κήτεσιν, er zählte uns unter den Robben mit, οὔτι διαπρήξαιμι λέγων ἐμὰ κήδεα θυμοῦ, aufzählend die Leiden, Od. 14.197, 23.308, u. med., τί σὲ χρὴ ταῦτα λέγεσθαι ; Il. 13.275, hererzählen, wie auch 13.292, 20.244, ἀλλʼ ἄγε μηκέτι ταῦτα λεγώμεθα νηπύτιοι ὥς, zu nehmen, welche Formel auch Od. 3.240, 13.296 wiederkehrt, denn auch da ist von lang ausgesponnener Unterhaltung die Rede ; die später gewöhnliche Bdtg des einfachen Sprechens, Sagens hat Hom. nicht, u. selbst Il. 2.221, τότʼ αὖτʼ Ἀγαμέμνονι δίῳ ὀξέα κεκληγὼς λέγʼ ὀνείδεα, ist ein Aneinanderreihen von Schimpfwörtern gemeint ; im aor. synkop., λέκτο δʼ ἀριθμόν, er zählte sich die Zahl über, Od. 4.451 ; μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέχθην, zu diesen ward ich gezählt, Il. 3.188 ; ἐγὼ πέμπτος μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέγμην Od. 9.335, ich zählte mich ihnen selbst zu. Einzeln so bei sp.D., wie Callim. ἀλλά οἱ οὐ νεμεσητὸν ἐνὶ πρώτῃσι λέγεσθαι, Del. 16.

λέγω ³, 1) reden, sagen, erzählen, nach Hom. die herrschende Bdtg, u. bei den Dichtern u. in Prosa sowohl absol., als c. acc. u. mit folgdm acc. c. inf., ὡς u. ὅτι, λέγειν ποντιᾶν ψάφων ἀριθμόν Pind. Ol. 13.44, λέξω τορῶς σοι πᾶν Aesch. Prom. 612, αὐτῆς λεγούσης τὰς πολυφθόρους τύχας 636, μήτε λέξαι μήτʼ ἐρωτῆσαι πάθη Pers. 284, μήτι μακεστῆρα μῦθον ἀλλὰ σύντομον λέγων 684, ψευδῆ λέγειν Ag. 611, wie Hes. Th. 27, Lügen reden ; im Ggstz oft τἀληθῆ λέγειν, die Wahrheit sagen, Plat. u. A.; – λόγος λέλεκται πᾶς Soph. Phil. 389, λέξεται, es wird gesagt werden, O.C. 1188 (wie Eur. Hec. 895, = λεχθήσεται, Plat. Soph. 251d ; λελέξεται, Thuc. 3.53 ; Plat. Crat. 433a); τὸ λεχθὲν ἔργον ἐκτελεῖν Trach. 1177 ; auch ἀμφί τινος, Eur. Hec. 580 ; περί τινος, Soph. Aj. 151 ; Thuc. 2.48 u. sonst ; ὑπέρ τινος, Soph. El. 554, wie Xen. Hell. 1.7.16 u. A. – Auch = heißen, befehlen, λέγω κατʼ ἄνδρα μὴ θεὸν σέβειν ἐμέ Aesch. Ag. 899, τοὺς μέν τι ποιεῖν, τοὺς δὲ μή τι δρᾶν λέγων Ch. 546 ; Soph. Phil. 101, Tr. 137 ; ἔλεγε θαρρεῖν Xen. An. 1.3.8 ; εἰ μὲν γὰρ προσδοξάσαι λέγει, πάνυ γελοία γίγνεται ἡ ἐπίταξις Plat. Theaet. 209d ; dah. von Rednern = darauf antragen, μισθοφοράν, δεσμόν, Dem. 3.34, 24.147 ; am Schluß der Rede, 2.31, mit folgdm acc. c. inf. – Auch von Sachen, aussagen, bes. τὰ γράμματα λέγει, Aesch. Spt. 647 ; vgl. Her. 1.124, 187 u. öfter ; ἐπίγραμμα λέγον τάδε Thuc. 6.54 ; Folgde. Aehnl. Ar. ταῦτʼ οἶσθʼ ὅ, τι λέγει, Eq. 1041 ; – ὥσπερ τοὔνομα λέγει, wie der Name besagt, Plat. Prot. 312c. – Auch vom Orakel, einen Ausspruch tun, Her. 8.136.
2) Etwas, Einen nennen, ἄνανδρον τὴν πόλιν Soph. O.C. 943, ξυντομωτάτως μὲν ἂν τύχοιμι λέξας Οἰδίπουν ὀλωλότα 1576, wenn ich ihn den Toten nenne ; vgl. Aesch. οὔτοι γυναῖκας ἀλλὰ Γοργόνας λέγω Eum. 48 ; auch Her. ἐκεῖνο δέ, τὸ εἴρεό με, οὔκω σε ἐγὼ λέγω, so nenne ich dich noch nicht, nämlich den glücklichsten, 1.32. Daran reiht sich
   a) κακὰ λέγειν τινά, Einen schmähen, schimpfen, Ar. Eccl. 435 u. Folgde ; οὐδεὶς οὐδὲν φλαῦρον ἔλεγε τὸν ἄνδρα Plat. Ep. 13 p. 360d ; und häufiger mit adv., εὖ λέγειν τινά, Einem Gutes nachsagen, ihn preisen, Aesch. Ag. 433 ; Soph. El. 1017, wie κακῶς δέ σε λέγω, 514 ; vgl. noch Eur. Med. 457 ; Plat. Euthyd. 284e. Und
   b) wo eine Erklärung hinzugesetzt wird, ich sage, meine, oft durch nämlich zu übersetzen, σὺ δʼ ὦ Ποίαντος παῖ, Φιλοκτήτην λέγω, Soph. Phil. 1245, τὸν ἄνδρα, ἐμὸν λέγω πατέρα Trach. 9 ; ἅλω δὲ πολλήν, ἀσπίδος κύκλον λέγω Aesch. Spt. 471 ; u. oft bes., wenn der Eigenname der Person hinzugefügt wird, Eur. u. in Prosa, νέας ποιήσασθαι διηκοσίας ἐς τὸν πόλεμον, τὸν πρὸς αἰγινήτας λέγων, Her. 7.144, indem er meinte, für den äginetischen Krieg nämlich ; ἐμὲ γὰρ λέγεις τὸν νεώτατον λέγων, du meinst mich, wenn du von dem Jüngsten sprichst, Plat. Parm. 137c ; παρὰ πάντων, τῶν μὴ εἰδότων πάντων λέγεις ἢ καὶ τῶν εἰδότων Symp. 202b, verstehst du unter allen die nicht Wissenden od. die Wissenden, δέομαι σαφέστερον ἃ λέγεις ἀκοῦσαι, Phil. 17a ; bes. λέγω δή, ich meine nämlich ; auch μαθήσει δʼ ἐνθένδε σαφέστερον τί λέγω, Theaet. 198a u. Folgde.
3) im pass. gesagt werden, von Allem, was auf bloßem Gerede beruht, bes. λέγεται, man sagt, es heißt, es soll, sowohl im nom. c. inf., als mit acc. c. inf., Her. 8.118 ; Xen. Cyr. 1.2.1 u. öfter, wie auch bei den anderen Geschichtschreibern.
4) Als besondere Wendungen merke man noch λέγω τι ; sage ich was ? habe ich Recht ? κινδυνεύεις τι λέγειν, du scheinst Recht zu haben, Plat. Crat. 404e, Soph. 248c ; σκοπεῖσθε εἴτε τι λέγω, λέγων – Legg. IX.861e ; ἔδοξέ τι λέγειν τῷ Ἀστυάγει Xen. Cyr. 1.4.20 ; so καλῶς, ὀρθῶς λέγεις, du hast Recht, vgl. Valcken Eur. Hipp. 715 ; οὐδὲν λέγεις, du sagst Etwas, was zu Nichts hilft, so gut wie Nichts, Ar. Eq. 334 ; aber auch = Etwas sagen, das nicht ist, d.i. lügen, Av. 66 ; Plat. Apol. 30b ; – καίτοι τί λέγω ; wie unser : doch, was sage ich ? zurücknehmend u. eintensend, Ar. Eccl. 298 ; τί λέγων κατέχει – ; unter welchem Vorwande ? Pol. 1.17.12 ; – ὁ λεγόμενος, der so genannte, wie man gewöhnlich zu sagen pflegt, ὁ λεγόμενος γραῶν ὕθλος Plat. Theaet. 176c ; οἱ τῆς θαλάττης λεγόμενοι χόες 173d ; bes. τὸ λεγόμενον, parenthetisch, wie es im Sprichwort heißt, wie man zu sagen pflegt, nach dem sprichwort, οὐκοῦν, τὸ λεγόμενον, ἀδελφὸς ἀνδρὶ παρείη Plat. Rep. II.362d ; τὸ λεγόμενον δὴ τοῦτο Gorg. 514e ; τὸ κατὰ τὴν παροιμίαν λεγόμενον Soph. 261b, Folgde ; τὸ δὴ λεγόμενον Pol. 4.52.3 u. öfter, – λέγεσθαι ἐν τοῖς ἀρίστοις, unter den Besten genannt werden, zu den Besten gerechnet werden, reiht sich an 3, Xen. An. 1.6.1, vgl. Oec. 11.20 ; αὐτίκʼ ἐν τοῖς μηκέτʼ οὖσι λέξομαι Eur. Alc. 323.
5) mit besonderm Nachdruck von der Beredtsamkeit, λέγειν δεινός, Soph. O.R. 545, wie oft in Prosa, οἱ λέγειν προθυμούμενοι γενέσθαι Xen. Cyr. 1.5.9 ; λαλεῖν ἄριστος, ἀδυνατώτατος λέγειν Eubul. bei Plut. Alc. 13 ; οἱ λέγοντες, die Redner, Dem. u. A. – Auch von Dichtern, singen, λέγειν ποιήματα, Plat. Ion 533e ; θέλω λέγειν Ἀτρείδας, Anacr. 1.1. – Vortragen, indem man etwas Geschriebenes abliest, λαβὲ τὸ βιβλίον καὶ λέγε, Plat. Theaet. 143c ; Dem. – Das perf. λέλεχα haben erst sehr Späte einzeln, λέλογα erwähnt Hesych. u. Phot. – Oft steht es pleonastisch bei φημί, ἔφη λέγων, ἔλεγε φάς u. vgl., oft bei Her., 3.156, 5.36, 49 ; auch bei Attikern, Soph. Aj. 756.

†λέγω1

[λεχ-.]

Aor. ἔλεξα Il. 14.252.

Imp. λέξον Il. 24.635.

Fut. mid. λέξομαι Od. 17.102, Od. 19.595.

2 sing. λέξεαι Od. 7.319.

3 sing. λέξεται Od. 4.413.

3 sing. aor. ἐλέξατο Il. 9.666 : Od. 4.305.

3 dual λεξάσθην Il. 14.350.

Subj. λέξομαι Od. 23.172.

3 sing. λέξεται Il. 4.131.

Opt. λεξαίμην Od. 3.365, Od. 19.598.

3 pl. imp. λεξάσθων Il. 9.67.

Infin. λέξασθαι Il. 8.519.

3 sing. aor. ἔλεκτο Od. 19.50. λέκτο Od. 4.453, Od. 5.487, Od. 7.346.

Imp. λέξο Il. 24.650 : Od. 10.320. λέξεο Il. 9.617 : Od. 19.598. (κατα-, παρα-, παρακατα-, προσ-) To lay.

• • 1

    To cause to lie down or take rest : λέξον με τάχιστα Il. 24.635.

    Hence, to lull, soothe to rest : ἔλεξα Διὸς νόον Il. 14.252.

  • 2

    In mid., to lay oneself down, lie down, take rest : αὐτόθι λέξεο μίμνων Il. 9.617. Cf. Il. 9.666, Il. 14.350, Il. 24.650 : παρʼ Ἑλένη ἐλέξατο Od. 4.305, λέξομαι εἰς εὐνήν (will go to my bed and lay me down) Od. 17.102= Od. 19.595. Cf. Od. 3.365, Od. 4.413, 453, Od. 5.487, Od. 7.346, Od. 10.320, Od. 19.50, 598, Od. 23.172.

    To bivouac, take up one’s station : φυλακτῆρες λεξάσθων παρὰ τάφρον Il. 9.67. Cf. Il. 8.519.

  • 3

    In mid., to lie, be at rest : ὅτε λέξεται ὕπνῳ (in sleep) Il. 4.131. Cf. Od. 7.319.

λέγω 2

[λεγ-.]

Nom. pl. masc. fut. pple. λέξοντες Od. 24.224.

3 sing. aor. ἔλεξε Od. 11.151.

3 sing. aor. mid. λέξατο Il. 21.27.

3 sing. opt. λέξαιτο Od. 24.108.

Infin. λέξασθαι Il. 2.125.

Aor. ἐλέγμην Od. 9.335.

3 sing. λέκτο Od. 4.451.

Aor. pass. ἐλέχθην Il. 3.188.

(ἀλ-, διαλέγομαι, κατα-, προ-, συλ-)

• • 1

    To gather up, pick up : ἀνʼ ἔντεα λέγοντες Il. 11.755.

    To collect, gather, get together : αἱμασιὰς λέγων (λέξοντες) Od. 18.359, Od. 24.224.

    To collect, get together a stock of.

    In mid. : ξύλα πολλὰ λέγεσθε (λέγοντο) Il. 8.507, 547.

    To pick out, collect, bring together, out of a mass : ὀστέα πατρόκλοιο λέγωμεν Il. 23.239 : λέγομέν τοι ὀστέα οἴνῳ ἐν ἀκρήτῳ (collected them and put them in ...) Od. 24.72.

    In mid. : ὀστέα λέγοντο Il. 24.793.

  • 2

    In mid., to pick out, choose, select : δυώδεκα λέξατο κούρους Il. 21.27. Cf. Od. 24.108.

  • 3

    To number, count : ἑν ἡμέας πρώτους λέγε κήτεσιν Od. 4.452.

    To reckon up, count (a number).

    In mid. : λέκτο δʼ ἀριθμόν Od. 4.451.

    In mid., to number themselves, tell themselves off singly : εἴ κʼ ἐθέλοιμεν Ἀχαιοί τε Τρῶές τε ... Τρῶας μὲν λέξασθαι ... Il. 2.125.

  • 4

    In mid., to number or reckon oneself (among others), add oneself (to their number) : πέμπτος μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέγμην Od. 9.335.

    Sim. in pass. : μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέχθην (was numbered among them) Il. 3.188.

  • 5

    To tell off or detail for some duty : ἐς λόχον Il. 13.276.

  • 6

    To tell over, recount, relate, touch upon in order, go through, deal with, make communication of, put before one, explain : κήδεα πόλλʼ Ὀδυσῆος Od. 5.5, ἐπεὶ κατὰ θέσφατʼ ἔλεξεν Od. 11.151. Cf. Od. 11.374, Od. 12.165, Od. 14.197, 362, Od. 15.487, Od. 19.203, Od. 23.308.

  • 7

    To utter a string of : λέγʼ ὀνείδεα Il. 2.222.

    In mid. : τί σε χρὴ ταῦτα λέγεσθαι; (why string together words about that?) Il. 13.275.

  • 8

    In mid., with reciprocal force, to talk together : μηκέτι νῦν δήθʼ αὖθι λεγώμεθα (let us lose no more time in talk) Il. 2.435.

    Sim. with acc. of what is said : μηκέτι ταῦτα λεγώμεθα Il. 13.292= Il. 20.244 : Od. 3.240, Od. 13.296.

λέγω (λέγω, -ει, -ομεν, -οντι; λέγε; λεγόντων; λέγειν: fut. λέξοντι coni., cf. ἐρέω: aor. part. λέξαις, cf. εἶπον: med. λέγεσθαι: aor. λέξατο: pass. λέγεται, -ονται; -όμενον: pf. λέλεκται; λελέχθαι.)

• 1
• • a collect “μόνος γὰρ ἐκ Δαναῶν στρατοῦ θανόντος ὀστέα λέξαις υἱοῦ” (sc. Ἄδραστος) P. 8.53
  • b med., count, review λέξατο πάντας ἐπαινήσαις Ἰάσων P. 4.189
• 2 say, tell (in this sense the aor. is supplied by εἶπον q. v., the fut. and pf. are supplemented from ἐρέω q. v.)
• • a abs. ὣς ἐμοὶ φάσμα λέγει Κρονίδα O. 8.43 τόλμα τέ μοι εὐθεῖα γλῶσσαν ὀρνύει λέγειν O. 13.12 λέγε, τίνες Κύκνον, τίνες Ἕκτορα πέφνον; I. 5.39
  • b c. acc.,
  • • α Ἰξίονα φαντὶ ταῦτα βροτοῖς λέγειν · τὸν εὐεργέταν ἀγαναῖς ἀμοιβαῖς ἐποιχομένους τίνεσθαι P. 2.22 οὐκ ἂν εἰδείην λέγειν ποντιᾶν ψάφων ἀριθμόν O. 13.46 τὰ δʼ Ὀλυμπίᾳ αὐτῶν ἔοικεν ἤδη πάροιθε λελέχθαι O. 13.102 λεγόμενον ἐρέω i. e. what is common talk P. 5.108 λεγόμενον δὲ τοῦτο προτέρων ἔπος ἔχω commonly told N. 3.52 πολλὰ γὰρ πολλᾷ λέλεκται N. 8.20 σύνες ὅ τοι λέγω fr. 105. 1.
    • β c. acc. dupl., ἀλλὰ θαυμάζω, τί με λέξοντι Ἰσθμοῦ δεσπόται τοιάνδε μελίφρονος ἀρχὰν εὑρόμενον σκολίου (Casaubon: λεξοῦντι codd., Dorice) fr. 122. 10.
    • γ pass., be said to be τοὶ μὲν ὦν λέγονται πρόξενοί τʼ ἀμφικτιόνων κελαδεννᾶς τʼ ὀρφανοὶ ὕβριος I. 4.7
  • c c. nom./acc. & inf.,
  • • α λέγοντι δʼ βίοτον ἄφθιτον Ἰνοῖ τετάχθαι O. 2.28 λέγοντι μὰν χθόνα μὲν κατακλύσαι μέλαιναν ὕδατος σθένος O. 9.49 εἰ δέ τις ἤδη λέγει ἕτερόν τινʼ ἀν Ἑλλάδα τῶν πάροιθε γενέσθαι ὑπέρτερον P. 2.59 λέγοντι γὰρ Αἰακόν μιν ὑπὸ ματροδόκοις γοναῖς φυτεῦσαι N. 7.84 ]ἥρωα Τήνερον λέγομεν[ Pae. 7.13 λέγο[ντι] Ζῆνα καθεζόμενον κορυφαῖσιν ὕπερθε φυλάξαι Pae. 12.9 λέγοντι δὲ βροτοὶ Δ. 1. 15.
    • βpass. c. inf. ἅ τοι Ποσειδάωνι μιχθεῖσα Κρονίῳ λέγεται παῖδα τεκέμεν O. 6.29 λέγονται μὰν βροτῶν ὄλβον ὑπέρτατον οἳ σχεῖν, οἵτε P. 3.88 τὸ δὲ πὰρ ποδὶ ναὸς ἑλισσόμενον αἰεὶ κυμάτων λέγεται παντὶ μάλιστα δονεῖν θυμόν N. 6.56 λέγεται μὰν Ἕκτορι μὲν κλέος ἀνθῆσαι Σκαμάνδρου χεύμασιν ἀγχοῦ N. 9.39
  • d med., tell over ἐμὲ δὲ πρέπει παρθενήια μὲν φρονεῖν γλώσσᾳ τε λέγεσθαι Παρθ. 2. 35.
  • e fragg. ]λέγοντι προβώμιον fr. 6a.k. ]ν λεγόντων[ Δ. 1. 2.

λέγω , ipf. ἔλεγ, λέγε, λέγομεν, fut. part. λέξοντες, aor. ἔλεξεν, imp. λέξον, mid. pres. subj. λεγώμεθα, ipf. λέγοντο, fut. λέξομαι, aor. λέξατο, aor. 2 ἐλέγμην, ἔλεκτο, λέκτο, imp. λέξο, λέξεο, pass. aor. ἐλέχθην. The above forms are common to two distinct roots λεγ, gather, and λεχ, lay. —I. root λεγ, gather, collect, Il. 23.239, Il. 10.755, Od. 18.359, Od. 24.72, 224; count, Od. 4.452; pass., Il. 3.188; then enumerate, recount, tell, relate, Il. 2.222, Od. 5.5, Od. 11.374; mid., collect for oneself, count oneself in, select, Il. 8.507, 547, Od. 9.335, Il. 2.125; λέκτο ἀριθμόν, counted over the number (for himself), Od. 4.451; also talk over (with one another), μηκέτι ταῦτα λεγώμεθα, Od. 3.240.—II. root λεχ, act. aor. 1, lay, put to bed or to rest, Il. 24.635; met., Il. 14.252; mid., fut. and aor. 1 and 2, lay oneself down, lie down to sleep, lie, Od. 4.413, 453, Il. 4.131, Il. 8.519, Il. 9.67.

λέγω

• • Ito gather, pick up, Lat. lego, colligo, Hom., Pind.; αἱμασιὰς λέγων picking out stones for building walls, Od.:—Mid. to gather for oneself, Il.
  • • 2Mid. to choose for oneself, pick out, Hom.:—Pass. to be chosen, Il.
  • IIto count, tell, reckon up, Od.; μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέγμην I reckoned myself among them, Od.; λέκτο δʼ ἀριθμόν he told him over the number, Od.:—Pass., μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέχθην I was counted among these, Il.
  • • 2so in Attic, λ. ἐν ἐχθροῖς to count among oneʼs enemies, count as a foe, Aesch.; λ. τινὰ οὐδαμοῦ to count him as naught, nullo in numero habere, Soph.
    • 3to recount, tell over, Od., Aesch., etc.:—Mid., τί σὲ χρὴ ταῦτα λέγεσθαι; why needʼst thou tell the tale thereof? Il.; μηκέτι ταῦτα λεγώμεθα Il.
    • 1to say, speak, Hdt., Trag., etc.; λέγε say on, Hdt.; so, λέγοις ἄν Plat.: of oracles, to say, declare, Hdt.
    • 2λέγειν τινά τι to say something of another, esp., κακὰ λ. τινά to speak ill of him, abuse, revile him, Hdt.; ἀγαθὰ λ. τινά Ar.;—also, εὖ or κακῶς λ. τινά Aesch., etc.
    • 3to call by name, Soph.:— to call so and so, οὔτοι γυναῖκας ἀλλὰ Γοργόνας λέγω Aesch.
    • 4λ. τινὰ or τινὶ ποιεῖν τι to tell one to do, Soph., Xen., etc.
    • 5λ. τι to say something, i. e. to speak to the point or purpose, Soph.; λέγω τι; am I right? Soph.; opp. to οὐδὲν λέγει, has no meaning, no authority, Ar.; but οὐδὲν λέγειν, also, to say what is not, to lie, Ar., Plat., etc.
    • 6like Lat. dicere, to mean, τί τοῦτο λέγει; what does this mean? Ar., Plat.; πῶς λέγεις; how mean you? Plat.:—to explain more fully, εἴσω κομίζου σύ, Κασάνδραν λέγω get thee in—thou, I mean Cassandra, Aesch.; ποταμός Ἀχελῶιον λέγω Soph.
    • 7Pass., λέγεται, like Lat. dicitur, it is said, on dit, Hdt., Attic; also λέγονται εἶναι they are said to be, Xen.:— τὸ λεγόμενον, absol., as the saying goes, Thuc., etc.:— ὁ λεγόμενος the so-called, οἱ λ. αὐτόνομοι εἶναι Xen.
    • 8of orators, to speak (emphatically), λέγειν δεινός Soph.; λ. τε καὶ πράσσειν δυνατώτατος Thuc.
    • 9to boast of, tell of, Xen.: to recite what is written, λαβὲ τὸ βιβλίον καὶ λέγε Plat., etc.:—but the sense of Lat. lego, to read, only occurs in compds., ἀναλέγομαι, ἐπιλέγομαι.