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εἶπον(pres. ἔπωis used by Nic. Al. 429 , 490 , etc., but thepres.in use isφημί, λέγω, ἀγορεύω(v. infr. IV), thefut. ἐρέω, ἐρῶ, thepf. εἴρηκα), Ep. and Lyr.
A.
ἔειπον
Il. 1.552
, al., Pi. O. 4.25 ;subj. εἴπω( Ep.
εἴπωμι
Od. 22.392
, -ῃσθα
11.224 , -ῃσι
Il. 7.87 ); opt.εἴποιμι;inf. εἰπεῖν, Ep. -έμεναι , -έμεν, 7.375 , 9.688 , Dor.
εἴπην(v. infr.);part. εἰπών: alsoaor. 1 εἶπα( ἔειπα
Emp. 17.15
, Theoc. 22.153 ),ὅπερ εἶπαas Isaid, Satyr. Vit.Eur.Fr. 39xvii 14 , mostly in Ion. Prose, also Men. Pk. 128 , Herod. 3.26 , UPZ 62.14
(ii B. C.), and the2ndpersons ind. and imper. of this form are preferred in Att. ,2 sg.ind. εἶπας
Il. 1.106
Close Browse lexicon entries , 108 , etc.; imper.εἶπον(on the accentv.Hdn.Gr. 1.460 ) Simon. 154 , Pl. Men. 71d , Men. 891 , Theoc. 14.11 ,εἰπάτω( ἀν-ειπάτω
(iv B.C.), butἀν-ειπέτωib. 1247.13
(iii B.C.)), -ατον , -ατε;3 pl.
(Samos,iv B.C.), later εἴπασαν
, cf. Ael.Dion. Fr. 156 ; in compds. Med.
ἀπείπασθαι(q.v.),διείπασθαι(q.v.), but never in good Att. : (redupl.aor. 2fromϝεπ- 'say';ϝείπηνonly cj. in Alc. 55 , Sapph. 28.2 ; ϝεῖπαι
; withἔ-̔ϝ̓ειπον cf. Skt.avocam, redupl.aor.ofvac-'say'; cf.ἔπος):—speak, say, ὣς εἰπών
;εἰπεῖν ἔν τισινorμετά τισιν speakamong a number, Il. 10.445 , 3.85 , etc.: c. acc. cogn.,ἔπος, μῦθον, θεοπρόπιον, οὐνόματα, etc., 3.204 , 1.552 , 85 , 17.260 , etc.; τινί τι
Alc. , Sapph. ll. cc., etc.;τι ἔςorπρός τινα, S. Tr. 487 , Aj. 292 ;εἰπεῖν περί τινος, ἀμφί τινι, Od. 15.347 , 14.364 : c. gen.,πατρός τε καὶ υἱέος ofthem, 11.174 ;εἰπεῖν ὅτιorὡς to saythat . . , Il. 17.655 , Od. 22.373 , etc.: but also c.inf., Hdt. 2.30 , Th. 7.35 , Pl. Grg. 473a , etc. b.recite, ἔπη
2. in parenthesis,ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖνsoto say, limiting a general statement, A. Pers. 714 , etc.;speaking loosely, opp. ὄντως, Pl. Lg. 656e ; opp.ἀκριβεῖ λόγῳ, Id. R. 341b ; ὡς εἰπεῖν
, al., Pl. Phdr. 258e , al.; ὡς ἀξίως εἰπεῖν
: without ὡς, οὐ πολλῷ λόγῳ εἰπεῖν
; ἡ ἁπλῶς εἰπεῖν ἀπόδειξις
;τὸ ξύμπαν εἶπαι, εἰπεῖν, Hdt. 7.143 , Th. 1.138 .
3. εἴποι τις asonemight say, dub. l. in Plb. 15.35.1 ; ὥσπερ εἴποι τις
II. c. acc. pers.,address, accostone, Il. 12.210 , etc.
2. name, mention, ib. 1.90 , etc.
3. callone so and so, πολλοί τέ μιν ἐσθλὸν ἔειπον
, cf. S. OC 43 , E. Med. 465 , etc.
4. c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei,tellorproclaimsoofone, Il. 6.479 (whereἀνιόνταdepends onεἴποι); εἰπεῖν τινα ὅτι. . Pi. O. 14.22 ; ἀτάσθαλόν τι εἰ. τινά
;εἰ. τεθνεῶτ' Ὀρέστην speak ofhimasdead, A. Ch. 682 .
5. celebrate, of poets, Αἴαντος βίαν
III. c. dat. pers. etinf.,orderorcommandone to . . , Od. 15.76 , 22.262 , etc.; alsoεἰπεῖν πρός τινα, c.inf., 16.151 : c. acc. etinf., εἶπον τὰς παῖδας δεῦρ' ἄγειν τινά
, cf. Pl. Phd. 59e , Herod. 6.26 : folld. byἵνα, freq. inNT,
IV. propose, movea measure in the assembly, εἰπὼν τὰ βέλτιστα
;εἰπεῖν τὰ δέονταib. 15 ; εἶπε ψήφισμα
: freq. as a formal prefix to decrees and laws, Λάχης εἶπε
, cf. IG 12.24 , al.; cf.ἀγορεύω.
VI. promise, offer, χρυσὸν εἶφ' ὃς ἂν κτάνῃ
VII. imper.εἰπέsts. used in addressing several persons, Ar. Ach. 328 , Av. 366 , D. 4.10 .
References Il. 1.552 Pi. O. 4.25 Od. 22.392 11.224 Il. 7.87 7.375 9.688 Emp. 17.15 Theoc. 22.153 Satyr. Vit.Eur.Fr. 39xvii 14 Men. Pk. 128 Herod. 3.26 UPZ 62.14 Il. 1.106 108 1.460 Simon. 154 Pl. Men. 71d Men. 891 Theoc. 14.11 IG 22.1186.19 1247.13 SIG 333.3 IG 7.2225.51 Philem. 42 Pi. O. 8.46 Ael.Dion. Fr. 156 Alc. 55 Sapph. 28.2 Leg.Gort. 8.15 A. Pers. 714 Pl. Lg. 656e Id. R. 341b Th. 3.38 Pl. Phdr. 258e Arist. PA 651b36 Hdt. 1.61 Th. 6.82 Pl. Sph. 237c Arist. Cat. 12a27 Id. APo. 75b23 Hdt. 7.143 Th. 1.138 Plb. 15.35.1 Ar. Av. 180 D.Chr. 64.5 Il. 12.210 1.90 Od. 19.334 S. OC 43 E. Med. 465 Il. 6.479 Pi. O. 14.22 Od. 22.314 Ar. Ach. 649 Id. Nu. 834 Od. 1.302 A. Ch. 682 AP 7.2.6 Od. 15.76 22.262 16.151 S. OC 932 Pl. Phd. 59e Herod. 6.26 Ev.Matt. 4.3 D. 3.12 15 Id. 24.11 Th. 4.118 IG 12.24 Il. 18.508 Ar. Eq. 347 E. El. 33 Ar. Ach. 328 Av. 366 D. 4.10 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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