e. λ. ἐστί, ἔχει, κατέχει, the story goes, c. acc. et inf., “ἔστ τις λ. τὰν
......Ἀρετὰν ναίειν” Simon.58.1, λ. μὲν ἔστ᾽ ἀρχαῖος ὡς . . Id.Tr.1;
......λ. alone, E.Heracl.35; “ὡς λ.” A.Supp.230, Pl. Phlb.65c, etc.;
......“λ. ἐστί” Hdt.7.129, “λ. αἰὲν ἔχει” S.OC1573 (lyr.); ὅσον ὁ λ.
......κατέχει tradition prevails, Th.1.10: also with a personal subject in
......the reverse construction. Κλεισθένης λ. ἔχει τὴν Πυθίην
......ἀναπεῖσαι has the credit of . . , Hdt.5.66, cf. Pl.Epin.987b, 988b.

3. a. discussion, debate, deliberation, “πολλὸς ἦν ἐν τοῖσι λ.”
......Hdt.8.59; τοῖς ἔξωθεν λ. πεπλήρωκε τὸν λ. [Plato] has filled
......his dialogue with extraneous discussions, Arist.Pol.1264b39;
......“τὸ μῆκος τῶν λ.” D.Chr.7.131; μεταβαίνων ὁ λ. εἰς ταὐτὸν
......ἀφῖκται our debate, Arist.EN1097a24; θεῶν ὧν νῦν ὁ λ. ἐστί
......discussion, Pl.Ap.26b, cf. Tht. 184a, τὸν λ. διεξελθεῖν conduct
......the debate, Id.Lg.893a; ξυνελθεῖν ἐς λόγον confer, Ar.Eq.1300:
......freq. in pl., ἐς λόγους συνελθόντες parley, Hdt. 1.82; ἐς λ.
......ἐλθεῖν τινι have speech with, “ἐς λ. ἀπικέσθαι τινί” Id.2.32;
......“διὰ λόγων ἰέναι” E.Tr.916; “κοινωνεῖν λόγων καὶ διανοίας”
......Arist.EN 1170b12.