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εἶπον

eipon

speak, say

Appears 1,685 times across Plato's dialogues.

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εἶπον (pres. ἔπω is used by Nic. Al. 429,490, etc., but the pres. in use is φημί, λέγω, ἀγορεύω (v. infr. IV), the fut. ἐρέω, ἐρῶ, the pf. εἴρηκα), Ep. and Lyr. ἔειπον Il. 1.552, al., Pi. O. 4.25; subj. εἴπω (Ep. εἴπωμι Od. 22.392, -ῃσθα 11.224, -ῃσι Il. 7.87); opt. εἴποιμι; inf. εἰπεῖν, Ep. -έμεναι, -έμεν, 7.375, 9.688, Dor. εἴπην (v. infr.); part. εἰπών: also aor. 1 εἶπα (ἔειπα Emp. 17.15, Theoc. 22.153), ὅπερ εἶπα as I said, Satyr. Vit.Eur.Fr. 39xvii 14, mostly in Ion. Prose, also Men. Pk. 128, Herod. 3.26, UPZ 62.14 (ii B. C.), and the 2nd persons ind. and imper. of this form are preferred in Att., 2sg. ind. εἶπας Il. 1.106, 108, etc.; imper. εἶπον (on the accent v. Hdn.Gr.1.460) Simon. 154, Pl. Men. 71d, Men. 891, Theoc. 14.11, εἰπάτω (ἀν-ειπάτω IG 22.1186.19 (iv B.C.), but ἀν-ειπέτω ib.1247.13 (iii B.C.)), -ατον, -ατε; 3pl. εἶπαν SIG 333.3 (Samos, iv B.C.), later εἴπασαν IG 7.2225.51 (Thisbe); part. εἴπας Philem. 42, Aeol. εἴπαις Pi. O. 8.46, cf. Ael.Dion. Fr. 156; in compds. Med. ἀπείπασθαι (q.v.), διείπασθαι (q.v.), but never in good Att.: (redupl. aor. 2 from ϝεπ- ‘sayʼ; ϝείπην only cj. in Alc. 55, Sapph. 28.2; ϝεῖπαι Leg.Gort. 8.15; with ἔ- (ϝ) ειπον cf. Skt. avocam, redupl. aor. of vac- ‘sayʼ; cf. ἔπος):—Α. speak, say, ὣς εἰπών Il. 1.68, etc.; τινί 17.692, etc.; εἰς ἅπαντας E. Hec. 303; εἰπεῖν ἔν τισιν or μετά τισιν speak among a number, Il. 10.445, 3.85, etc.: c. acc. cogn., ἔπος, μῦθον, θεοπρόπιον, οὐνόματα, etc., 3.204, 1.552,85, 17.260, etc.; τινί τι Od. 1.169, al.; τι Alc., Sapph. ll. cc., etc.; τι ἔς or πρός τινα, S. Tr. 487, Aj. 292; εἰπεῖν περί τινος, ἀμφί τινι, Od. 15.347, 14.364: c. gen., πατρός τε καὶ υἱέος of them, 11.174; εἰπεῖν ὅτι or ὡς to say that . . , Il. 17.655, Od. 22.373, etc.: but also c. inf., Hdt. 2.30, Th. 7.35, Pl. Grg. 473a, etc. b. recite, ἔπη Id. Ion 535b. 2. in parenthesis, ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν so to say, limiting a general statement, A. Pers. 714, etc.; speaking loosely, opp. ὄντως, Pl. Lg. 656e; opp. ἀκριβεῖ λόγῳ, Id. R. 341b; ὡς εἰπεῖν Th. 3.38, al., Pl. Phdr. 258e, al.; ὡς ἀξίως εἰπεῖν Arist. PA 651b36: without ὡς, οὐ πολλῷ λόγῳ εἰπεῖν Hdt. 1.61; ἐς τὸ ἀκριβὲς εἰπεῖν Th. 6.82; σχεδὸν εἰπεῖν Pl. Sph. 237c: καθόλου εἰπεῖν Arist. Cat. 12a27; ἡ ἁπλῶς εἰπεῖν ἀπόδειξις Id. APo. 75b23; τὸ ξύμπαν εἶπαι, εἰπεῖν, Hdt. 7.143, Th. 1.138. 3. εἴποι τις as one might say, dub. l. in Plb. 15.35.1; ὥσπερ εἴποι τις Ar. Av. 180 (s.v.l.); ὡς εἴποι τις D.Chr. 64.5 (s.v.l.). II. c. acc. pers., address, accost one, Il. 12.210, etc. 2. name, mention, ib.1.90, etc. 3. call one so and so, πολλοί τέ μιν ἐσθλὸν ἔειπον Od. 19.334, cf. S. OC 43, E. Med. 465, etc. 4. c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei, tell or proclaim so of one, Il. 6.479 (where ἀνιόντα depends on εἴποι) ; εἰπεῖν τινα ὅτι . . Pi. O. 14.22; ἀτάσθαλόν τι εἰ. τινά Od. 22.314; κακὰ εἰ. τινά Ar. Ach. 649; μηδὲν φλαῦρον εἰ. τ. Id. Nu. 834; ἐῢ εἰ. τινά Od. 1.302; εἰ. τεθνεῶτʼ Ὀρέστην speak of him as dead, A. Ch. 682. 5. celebrate, of poets, Αἴαντος βίαν AP 7.2.6 (Antip. Sid.). III. c. dat. pers. et inf., order or command one to . . , Od. 15.76, 22.262, etc.; also εἰπεῖν πρός τινα, c. inf., 16.151: c. acc. et inf., εἶπον τὰς παῖδας δεῦρʼ ἄγειν τινά S. OC 932, cf. Pl. Phd. 59e, Herod. 6.26: folld. by ἵνα, freq. in NT, Ev.Matt. 4.3, al. IV. propose, move a measure in the assembly, εἰπὼν τὰ βέλτιστα D. 3.12; εἰπεῖν τὰ δέοντα ib.15; εἶπε ψήφισμα Id. 24.11: freq. as a formal prefix to decrees and laws, Λάχης εἶπε Th. 4.118, cf.IG 12.24, al.; cf. ἀγορεύω. V. plead, δίκην Il. 18.508; δικίδιον Ar. Eq. 347. VI. promise, offer, χρυσὸν εἶφʼ ὃς ἂν κτάνῃ E. El. 33. VII. imper. εἰπέ sts. used in addressing several persons, Ar. Ach. 328, Av. 366, D. 4.10.
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