ἐπιλέγω
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See also: επιλέγω
Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ἐπῐ- (epi-, “on, onto”) + λέγω (légō, “to choose, to say”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pi.lé.ɡɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /e.piˈle.ɡo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /e.piˈle.ɣo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /e.piˈle.ɣo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /e.piˈle.ɣo/
Verb[edit]
ἐπῐλέγω • (epilégō)
- to say in addition, to add further, to call by name
- to choose, to pick out, to select
- to read
- to think over, to consider
Descendants[edit]
- Greek: επιλέγω (epilégo)
References[edit]
- “ἐπιλέγω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press