ἐπιλέγω

See also: επιλέγω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “on, onto”) +‎ λέγω (légō, “to choose, to say”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.lé.ɡɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈle.ɡo/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈle.ɣo/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈle.ɣo/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈle.ɣo/

Verb

ἐπῐλέγω • (epĭlégō)

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

Greek: επιλέγω (epilégo)

References

“ἐπιλέγω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press