pick up
λέγω(B),
A. pick up, etc.: tenses for signf. 1 and 11 ,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. withἀπο-, ἐκ-, κατα-, συν-; post- Hom.
pf. εἴλοχα(κατ-, συν-), Pass.
εἴλεγμαι, in these senses rarelyλέλεγμαι(v. the compds.); alsofut. 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 buildingwalls, Od. 18.359 (ubiv.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 δ' ἡμέας λέγε κήτεσινhecountedus among the seals, Od. 4.452 ; and inaor.
Med. , Il. 2.125 ;ἐγὼ πέμπτος μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέγμηνIreckoned myself. . , Od. 9.335 ;λέκτο δ' ἀριθμόνhetold him overthe number, 4.451 :— Pass. ,μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέχθηνIwas countedamong these, Il. 3.188 .
b. so, but not freq., after Hom. , λ. ποντιᾶν ψάφων ἀριθμόν
Pi. O. 13.46
, cf. A. Ag. 570 ; καθ' ἓν ἕκαστον λ.
Isoc. 2.45
; alsoκαὶ σὲ δ' ἐν τούτοις λέγω countyou among . . , A. Pr. 973 ;λ. τινὰ οὐδαμοῦ counthim as naught, S. Ant. 183 ;κέρδος λ., εἰ. .countit 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 οὐκέτ' 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 τ' αὐτὸς . . ἐμόγησε, πάντ' ἔλεγ' 23.308 : so in Trag.,λ. τύχας, πάθη, μόχθους, etc., A. Pr. 633 , Pers. 292 , Ag. 555 , etc.; alsoἈγαμέμνονι . . λέγ' ὀνείδεα repeatedreproaches against him, Il. 2.222 ; so perh. ψεύδεα πολλὰ λ.
Hes. Th. 27
(butv.infr. 111 ):— Med. ,τί σε χρὴ ταῦτα λέγεσθαι; why need'st thoutell the talethereof? Il. 13.275 ; and so,μηκέτι ταῦτα λεγώμεθα νηπύτιοι ὥςib. 292 , cf. Od. 3.240 , 13.296 ; μηκέτι νῦν δήθ' αὖθι λεγώμεθα
Il. 2.435
.
III. say, speak, first in Hes. Th. 27 (v. supr. 11.2 ):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
,λέλεγαand λέλογας
Hsch.
(εἴρηκαin correct writers):— Pass. ,fut.
λεχθήσομαι
Th. 5.86
, Pl. Ti. 67c , etc.: alsofut.
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(neverἐλέγηνin this sense) S. OT 1442 , Th. 6.32 , etc.:pf.
λέλεγμαι
Pi. N. 8.20
, Hdt. 2.21 , S. Ph. 389 , etc. (εἴλεγμαιin this sense only in compd.δι-): rare in compds. (onlyἀντιλέγω, ἐπιλέγω, καταλέγω, προλέγω), thepres.in most compds. being supplied byἀγορεύω, thefut.byἐρῶ, theaor.byεἶπον, thepf.byεἴρηκα:
1. say, speak, never in Hom. , first in Hes. l.c., freq. from Hdt. and Trag. downwds.; of all kinds oforalcommunications, ἐκέλευε λέγειν εἴ τι θέλοι
Hdt. 8.58
; soλέγοις 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 τινοςin his defence, S. El. 555 , X. HG 1.7.16 ;κατά τινοςagainst him, Thgn. 1240a , X. HG 1.5.2 ;λ. ἐπί τισι εὐχὰς ἀγαθάς expressgood wishes for them, A. Supp. 625 (anap.);λ. τά τινοςtake his part, D. 8.64 ;λ. πρός τιin reference or in answer to . . , S. Ant. 753 , etc.; εἴς τι
X. Mem. 1.5.1
.
2. c. acc. etinf.,saythat . . , Pi. P. 2.59 , etc.: with neg.οὐ, Pl. R. 348c , etc., butμήib. 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. byὡς, 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 ofhim as dead, S. OC 1580 ; λέγουσιν ἡμᾶς ὡς ὀλωλότας
A. Ag. 672
; λέξας' ἀδελφῷ ς' ἐνθάδ' ὄντα
E. Hel. 888
:— Pass. , λέξεται ἔχων
Id. IT 1047
, cf. A. Ag. 170 (cj.).
3. λέγειν τινά τι saysomethingofanother, esp.κακὰ λ. τινά speakillofhim,revilehim, Hdt. 8.61 ; ἀγαθὰ λ. τινάς
Ar. Ec. 435
;τὰ ἔσχατα, τὰ ἀπόρρητα λ. ἀλλήλους, X. Mem. 2.2.9 , D. 18.123 ; alsoεὖorκακῶς 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.,callso and so, λέγοιμ' ἂν ἄνδρα τόνδε τῶν σταθμῶν κύνα
A. Ag. 896
, cf. S. OC 939 codd., Hdt. 1.32 , etc.
5. λ. τινὰ ποιεῖν τι tell, commandone to do, A. Ch. 553 , S. Ph. 101 , X. Cyr. 4.1.22 , etc.: so withτινι, 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 pointorpurpose,βούλῃ λέγειν τι, καὶ λέγων μηδὲν κλύειν; S. Ant. 757 ;λέγω τι;am I right? the answer beingλέγεις, 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 hasnomeaning, noauthority, οὐδὲν λ. τὸ σωφρόνως τραφῆναι
Ar. Eq. 334
, cf. V. 75 ;οὐδὲν λέγεις nonsense! Id. Th. 625 ; butοὐδὲν λέγειν, also,say what is not, lie, Id. Av. 66 , Pl. Ap. 30b ; alsoεὖ 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 δ' 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 .ά, 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; whatdoes
πρὸ Πύλοιο mean?
Ar. Eq. 1059
, cf. 1021 , 1375 , Ec. 989 , Pl. Phd. 60e : freq. in Platonic dialogue,πῶς λέγεις; howdo you mean? in whatsense do you say this? Ap.
24e , al.;ἢ πῶς λέγομεν; or whatdo we mean to say? Grg.
480b ;πῶς δὴ οὖν αὐτὸ λέγεις; Phdr. 265c ;ποῖόν τί ποτε ἄρα λέγοντ ές φασι. . what they can possiblymeanby 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 λέγωyou,I meanCassandra, 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 meaningme, Isoc. 12.215 ; τὸ δ' ὑμεῖς ὅταν λέγω, τὴν πόλιν λ.
D. 18.88
: sts., however, the word afterλέγωis 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
; παρ' 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 σώφροναin regard to which weuse the term'temperate', Arist. EN 1148a5 , cf. Pl. Grg. 494b .
10. ὡς λέγουσιasthey say, S. Ant. 23 , etc.; ὡς λ. μοι
Id. OC 1161
:— Pass. ,λέγεται it is said, c.acc.etinf., X. Mem. 1.2.30 , al.; but alsoπατρὸς λέγεται γενέσθαι. . Id. Cyr. 1.2.1 ;θανεῖν ἐλέχθηhewas saidto have been killed, S. OT 292 ; so λεγόμενον ἐρέω
Pi. P. 5.108
:τὸ λεγόμενονabs.,as the saying goes, Th. 7.68 , cf. Pl. Grg. 447a , Smp. 217e , etc.; τὸ λ. δὴ τοῦτο
Id. Grg. 514e
:ὁ λεγόμενος γραῶν ὕθλοςtheso-called. . , Id. Tht. 176b ; οἱ λ. αὐτόνομοι εἶναι
X. HG 6.3.8
;οἱ λ. ὅτι. .of whom it is saidthat . . , 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 ;pleadone's cause in a court of law, Id. 23.78 ;δίκας λέγειν ὑπέρ τινος speakas 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. recitewhat 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. sayorsend wordby another, X. An. 1.9.25 , 7.4.5 .
15. maintainas a thesis, οἱ τὰς ἰδέας λέγοντες
Arist. Ph. 193b36
, Metaph. 1036b14 .
16. nominate, Lat.dicere [dictatorem], D.C. Fr. 36.26 ( Pass. ). (Cf. Lat.lěgo, legio, legulus('olivegatherer').)
