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ἀντιλέγω

antilego

speak against, gainsay, contradict

Appears 34 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀντιλέγω, Hdt., Com., and Att. Prose (cf. ἀνταγορεύω): fut. ἀντιλέξω E. Hipp. 993, Ar. Ra. 998, Lys. 8.10 (but the common fut. is ἀντερῶ): aor. ἀντέλεξα S. OT 409, Ar. Nu. 1040 (but the aor. commonly used is ἀντεῖπον): pf. ἀντείρηκα: fut. Pass. ἀντειρήσομαι:—Α. speak against, gainsay, contradict, τινί Th. 5.30, Pl. Smp. 216b, X. Mem. 4.6.13, etc.; περί τινος Th. 8.53, X. Mem. 4.4.8; ὑπὲρ τῶν δικαίων ib.3.5.12; πρός τι 1.2.17; πρός πάντα τὰ δίκαια Ar. Nu. 888:—often folld. by a dependent clause, ἀ. ὡς . . declare in opposition or answer that . ., χρησμοῖσι οὐκ ἔχω ἀντιλέγειν ὡς οὐκ εἰσὶ ἀληθέες Hdt. 8.77, cf. Ar. Eq. 980, Th. 8.24, X. An. 2.3.25, etc.; οὐ τοῦτό γʼ ἀντιλέγουσιν, ὡς οὐ . . Arist. Pol. 1287b23; also ἀ. ὑπέρ τινος ὡς . . Th. 8.45: so c. inf., ἀ. ποιήσειν ταῦτα, ἤν . . to reply that they will . ., if . ., Id. 1.28; ἀ. μὴ κτεῖναι Μυτιληναίους Id. 3.41; ἀ. τὸ μὴ οὐ ἀξιοῦσθαί τινα X. Cyr. 2.2.20. 2. c. acc. rei, ἴσʼ ἀντιλέξαι S. OT 409; ἀ. τὸν ἐναντίον λόγον Lys. 8.11; μῦθον ἀ. τινί tell one tale in reply to another, Ar. Lys. 806; ἀντιλέγομεν πρᾶγμά τι Men. Epit. 8:—Pass., to be disputed, questioned, X. HG 6.5.37; of a place, ὑπό τινος ἀντιλεγόμενον counter-claimed, ib.3.2.30; ἀντιλέγεσθαι μικρὸν πρός τινα περί τινος D. 27.15; τὰ ἀντιλεγόμενα points in dispute, Aeschin. 2.44; πρὸς τὰ ἀντειρημένα κτλ., title of work by Chrysippus, Stoic. 2.8; τόπος ἀντιλλεγόμενος (sic) IG 5(2).443.15 (Megalopolis, ii B.C.): abs., -λέγεται περί τινος Str. 8.6.6; of the genuineness of literary works, to be disputed, Plu. 2.839c. 3. abs., speak in opposition, Hdt. 9.42, E. Hipp. 993, Ar. Ra. 1076, etc.; ὁ ἀντιλέγων the opponent, Pl. Prt. 335a; οἱ ἀντιλέγοντες Th. 8.53; λαὸς ἀπειθῶν καὶ -λέγων LXXIs. 65.2.
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