III. say, speak, first in Hes.Th.27: fut. “λέξω” Emp.38.1, A.Ag.859,
~~~. Hdt.4.14, Th.2.48, Antipho 6.33, etc.: aor. “ἔλεξα” Anacr.45,
~~~. Pl.Sph.217e, Antipho 1.15 (rare in Pl. and the Orators, common
~~~. in some dialects, as Boeotian, IG7.504.2 (Tanagra), Thessalian, ib.
~~~. 9(2).461.21, Ionic, v.l. in Hp.Aër. 12): pf. “λέλεχα” Gal.16.249,
~~~. λέλεγα and “λέλογας” Hsch. (εἴρηκα in correct writers). rare in
~~~. compds. (only ἀντιλέγω, ἐπιλέγω, καταλέγω, προλέγω), the
~~~. pres. in most compds. being supplied by ἀγορεύω, the fut. by
~~~. ἐρῶ, the aor. by εἶπον, the pf. by εἴρηκα:

.1. say, speak, never in Hom., first in Hes. l.c., freq. from Hdt. and
~~~. Trag. downwds.; of all kinds of oral communications, “ἐκέλευε
~~~. λέγειν εἴ τι θέλοι” Hdt.8.58; so λέγοις ἄν speak, say on, Pl.Plt.
~~~. 268e, etc.; “λ. μῦθον” A.Pers.698 (troch.); “ψευδῆ λ.” Id.Ag.
~~~. 625 “ἀληθῆ λ.” Pl.Phlb.12b (so in Pass., “λόγος λέλεκται πᾶς”
~~~. S.Ph.389); of oracles, say, declare, Hdt.8.136; ὥσπερ τοὔνομα
~~~. λέγει, indicates, Pl. Prt.312c: with Preps., “λ. ἀμφί τινος” A.Th.
~~~. 1017 E.Hec.580; “περί τινος” Xenoph.34.2, Democr.165;
~~~. λ. πρός τι, in reference, or, in answer, to . . , S.Ant.753, etc.;

.2. c. acc. et inf., say that . . , Pi.P.2.59, etc.: with neg. οὐ, Pl.R.348c,