λήγω

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See also: λίγο

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root of λᾰγᾰρός (lagarós), laxus etc.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

λήγω (lḗgō)

  1. (intransitive) to leave off, cease

Inflection

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References

  • λήγω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • λήγω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • λήγω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • λήγω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • λήγω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • λήγω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • λήγω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

Greek

Pronunciation

Verb

λήγω (lígo) (past έληξα, passive —, ppp ληγμένος)

  1. to terminate, end, expire
    Ο αγώνας έληξε ισόπαλος.
    O agónas élixe isópalos.
    The match ended in a draw.
    Μη την πιεις αυτή την μπίρα, έχει λήξει.
    Mi tin pieis aftí tin bíra, échei líxei.
    Do not drink this beer, it has expired.
  2. (grammar) to end
    Τα ρήματα που λήγουν σε -ίζω γράφονται με γιώτα.
    Ta rímata pou lígoun se -ízo gráfontai me gióta.
    Verbs ending in -ízo are written with an iota.

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