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ἀλέγω

alego

have a care, mind, heed

Appears 11 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀλέγω, Ep. and Lyr., once in A. (lyr.), only pres., A. have a care, mind, heed, usu. neg.: 1. abs., οὐκ ἀ. have no care, Il. 11.389, Od. 17.390; κύνες οὐκ ἀλέγουσαι Od. 19.154: without neg., Λιταὶ ἀλέγουσι κιοῦσαι walk with good heed, Il. 9.504. II. with a case, 1. c. gen., heed, care for, οὐδʼ ἀλλήλων ἀλέγουσιν Od. 9.115; οὐ γὰρ Κύκλωπες Διὸς . . ἀλέγουσιν ib.275, cf. Simon. 37.10; βωμῶν ἀλέγοντες οὐδέν A. Supp. 752; μακάρων οὐκ ἀλέγοντα θεῶν Call. Aet. 3.1.65 : without neg., ψυχῆς ἀ. ὕπερ A.R. 2.634. 2. less freq. c. acc., regard, respect, θεῶν ὄπιν οὐκ ἀλέγοντες Il. 16.388, Hes. Op. 251; οἰωνούς A.R. 1.145: without neg., νηῶν ὅπλα . . ἀλέγουσιν take care of, Od. 6.268, cf. Pi. O. 11 (10).15, I. 8(7).51. III. count among, Λύκαισον ἐν καμοῦσιν Alcm. 32, cf. Pi. O. 2.78 (Pass.); ἐν ἀθανάτοις ἀ. IG 14.1389 ii6. (Commonly deriv. from ἀ- copul., λέγω, count with, cf. III.)
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