.3. λέγειν τινά τι say something of another, esp.: κακὰ λ. τινά, speak
~~~ ill of him, revile him, Hdt.8.61; “ἀγαθὰ λ. τινάς” Ar.Ec.435;

.4. call by name, “ἃς τρέμομεν λ.” S.OC128: c. dupl. acc., call so
~~. and so, “λέγοιμ᾽ ἂν ἄνδρα τόνδε τῶν σταθμῶν κύνα” A.Ag.896.

.5. λ. τινὰ ποιεῖν τι tell, command one to do, A.Ch. 553, S.Ph.101,

.6. λ. τι, say something, i.e. speak to the point or purpose, βούλῃ
~~~ λέγειν τι, καὶ λέγων μηδὲν κλύειν; S.Ant. 757; λέγω τι; am I
~~~ right? the answer being λέγεις, Id.OT1475; “κινδυνεύεις τι
~~~ λέγειν” Pl.Cra.404a; “ἴσως ἄν τι λέγοις” X.Mem.2.1.12, cf.
~~~ Cyr.1.4.20; opp. οὐδὲν λέγει has no meaning, no authority,
~~~ “οὐδὲν λ. τὸ σωφρόνως τραφῆναι” Ar.Eq.334, cf. V.75;
~~~ οὐδὲν λέγεις, nonsense! Id.Th.625; but οὐδὲν λέγειν, also, say
~~~ what is not, lie, Id.Av.66, Pl.Ap.30b; εὖ γε λέγεις, εὖ λέγεις, εὖ
~~~ ἂν λέγοις, good news!, that is well!, ib.24e, Grg.447b, Prt.310b;
~~~ καλῶς, ὀρθῶς λ., you are right, X. Mem.3.3.4, 3.6.8;

.7. pleon., “ἔφη λέγων” Hdt.3.156, 5.36; “ἔλεγε φάς” Id.1.122;

.8. at the beginning of letters or documents, Ἄμασις Πολυκράτεϊ ὧδε
~~~ λέγει .., Μαρδόνιος τάδε λέγει .., etc., Hdt.3.40, 8.140. ά, etc.;
~~~ γράμμασι λέγον τάδε, of an inscription.