εἶπον

εἶπον ([tense] pres. ἔπω is used by Nic.Al.429,490, etc., but the [tense] pres. in use is φημί, λέγω, ἀγορεύω (v. infr. IV), the [tense] fut. ἐρέω, ἐρῶ, the [tense] pf. εἴρηκα), [dialect] Ep. and Lyr.

A

ἔειπον Il.1.552

, al., Pi.O.4.25; subj. εἴπω ([dialect] Ep.

εἴπωμι Od.22.392

, -ῃσθα 11.224, -ῃσι Il.7.87); opt. εἴποιμι; inf. εἰπεῖν, [dialect] Ep. -έμεναι, -έμεν, 7.375, 9.688, [dialect] Dor. εἴπην (v. infr.); part. εἰπών: also [tense] aor. 1 εἶπα (

ἔειπα Emp.17.15

, Theoc.22.153), ὅπερ εἶπα as I said, Satyr.Vit.Eur.Fr.39xvii 14, mostly in [dialect] Ion. Prose, also Men. Pk.128, Herod.3.26, UPZ62.14 (ii B. C.), and the [ per.] 2nd persons ind. and imper. of this form are preferred in [dialect] Att., [ per.] 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 IG22.1186.19

(iv B.C.), but ἀν-ειπέτω ib.1247.13 (iii B.C.)), -ατον, -ατε; [ per.] 3pl.

εἶπαν SIG 333.3

(Samos, iv B.C.), later

εἴπασαν IG7.2225.51

([place name] Thisbe); part.

εἴπας Philem.42

, [dialect] Aeol.

εἴπαις Pi.O.8.46

, cf. Ael.Dion.Fr.156; in compds. [voice] Med. ἀπείπασθαι (q.v.), διείπασθαι (q.v.), but never in good [dialect] Att.: (redupl. [tense] aor. 2 from ϝεπ- 'say'; ϝείπην only cj. in Alc.55, Sapph. 28.2;

ϝεῖπαι Leg.Gort.8.15

; with ἔ- (ϝ) ειπον cf. Skt. avocam, redupl. [tense] aor. of vac- 'say'; cf. ἔπος):—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.PA651b36

: 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.OC43, 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. τεθνεῶτ' Ὀρέστην speak of him as dead, A.Ch.682.

5 celebrate, of poets,

Αἴαντος βίαν AP7.2.6

(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 δεῦρ' ἄγειν τινά S.OC932

, 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.IG12.24, al.; cf. ἀγορεύω.

V plead,

δίκην Il.18.508

;

δικίδιον Ar.Eq.347

.

VI promise, offer,

χρυσὸν εἶφ' ὃς ἂν κτάνῃ E.El.33

.

VII imper. εἰπέ sts. used in addressing several persons, Ar.Ach.328, Av.366, D.4.10.