.VI. verbal expression or utterance (cf. λέγω (B) 111), rarely a single
......word, v. infr. b, never in Gramm. signf. of vocable (ἔπος, λέξις,
......ὄνομα, ῥῆμα), usu. of a phrase, cf. IX. 3 (only sense found in Ep.).

.1. a. pl., without Art., talk, “τὸν ἔτερπε λόγοις” Il.15.393; “αἱμύλιοι
......λ.” Od.1.56, h.Merc. 317, Hes.Th.890, Op.78,789, Thgn.704,
......ψευδεῖς Λ., personified, Hes.Th.229; “ἀφροδίσιοι λ.” Semon.7.
......91; “ἀγανοῖσι λ.” Pi.P. 4.101; ὄψον δὲ λ. φθονεροῖσιν tales, Id.
......N.8.21; σμικροὶ λ. brief words, S.Aj.1268 (s.v.l.); δόκησις ἀγνὼς
......λόγων bred of talk, Id.OT 681 (lyr.): also in sg., λέγ᾽ εἴ σοι τῷ λ.
......τις ἡδονή speak if thou delightest in talking,

.b. sg., expression, phrase, “πρὶν εἰπεῖν ἐσθλὸν ἢ κακὸν λ.” Id.Ant.
......1245, cf. E.Hipp.514; “μυρίας ὡς εἰπεῖν λόγῳ” Hdt.2.37;
......μακρὸς λ. rigmarole, Simon.189, Arist.Metaph.1091a8;
......λ. ἠρέμα λεχθεὶς διέθηκε τὸ πόρρω a whispered message, Plot.
......4.9.3; ἑνὶ λόγῳ to sum up, in brief phrase, Pl.Phdr.241e;
......concisely, Arist. EN1103b21 (but also, = ἁπλῶς, περὶ πάντων
......ἑνὶ λ. Id.GC325a1): pl., λ. θελκτήριοι magic words, E.Hipp.478;
......rarely of single words, “λ. εὐσύνθετος οἷον τὸ "χρονοτριβεῖν"”
......Arist.Rh.1406a36; οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῇ λ. answered her not a
......word, Ev.Matt.15.23.