v. *ἔπω.

(pres. ἔπω is used by Nic. Al. 429, 490, etc., but the pres. in use is φημί, λέγω, ἀγορεύω (v. infr. IV), the fut. ἐρέω, ἐρῶ, the pf. εἴρηκα), Ep. and Lyr. ἔειπον Il. 1.552, al., Pi. O. 4.25; subj. εἴπω (Ep. εἴπωμι Od. 22.392, -ῃσθα 11.224, -ῃσι Il. 7.87); opt. εἴποιμι ; inf. εἰπεῖν, Ep. -έμεναι, έμεν, 7.375, 9.688, Dor. εἴπην (v. infr.); part. εἰπών ; also aor.1aor.1 εἶπα (ἔειπα Emp. 17.15, Theoc. 22.153), ὅπερ εἶπα as I said, Satyr. Vit. Eur. Fr. 39xvii 14, mostly in Ion. Prose, also Men. Pk. 128, Herod. 3.26, UPZ 62.14 (ii BC), and the 2nd persons ind. and imper. of this form are preferred in Att., 2 sg. ind. εἶπας Il. 1.106, 108, etc. ; imper. εἶπον (on the accent v. Hdn. Gr. 1.460) Simon. 154, Pl. Men. 71d, Men. 891, Theoc. 14.11, εἰπάτω (ἀνειπάτω IG2². 1186.19 (iv BC), but ἀνειπέτω ib. 1247.13 (iii BC)), -ατον, ατε ; 3 pl. εἶπαν SIG 333.3 (Samos, iv BC), later εἴπασαν IG 7.2225.51 (Thisbe); part. εἴπας Philem. 42, Aeol. εἴπαις Pi. O. 8.46, cf. Ael. Dion. Fr. 156; in compds. Med. ἀπείπασθαι, διείπασθαι, but never in good Att. ; (redupl. aor.2 from Ϝεπ- ΄say΄; Ϝείπην only cj. in Alc. 55, Sappho 28.2; Ϝεῖπαι Leg. Gort. 8.15; with ἔ(Ϝ)ειπον cf. Skt. avocam, redupl. aor. of vac- ΄say΄; cf. ἔπος).
speak, say, ὣς εἰπών Il. 1.68, etc. ; τινί 17.692, etc. ; εἰς ἅπαντας E. Hec. 303; εἰπεῖν ἔν τισιν or μετά τισιν speak among a number, Il. 10.445, 3.85, etc. ; c. acc. cogn., ἔπος, μῦθον, θεοπρόπιον, οὐνόματα, etc., 3.204, 1.552, 85, 17.260, etc. ; τινί τι Od. 1.169, al. ; τι Alc., Sappho ll.cc., etc. ; τι ἔς or πρός τινα, S. Tr. 487, Aj. 292; εἰπεῖν περί τινος, ἀμφί τινι, Od. 15.347, 14.364; c. gen., πατρός τε καὶ υἱέος of them, 11.174; εἰπεῖν ὅτι or ὡς to say that…, Il. 17.655, Od. 22.373, etc. ; but also c. inf., Hdt. 2.30, Th. 7.35, Pl. Grg. 473a, etc. b.
recite, ἔπη Id. Ion 535b. in parenthesis, ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν so to say, limiting a general statement, A. Pers. 714, etc. ; speaking loosely, opp. ὄντως, Pl. Lg. 656e; opp. ἀκριβεῖ λόγῳ, Id. R. 341b; ὡς εἰπεῖν Th. 3.38, al., Pl. Phdr. 258e, al. ; ὡς ἀξίως εἰπεῖν Arist. PA 651b36; without ὡς, οὐ πολλῷ λόγῳ εἰπεῖν Hdt. 1.61; ἐς τὸ ἀκριβὲς εἰπεῖν Th. 6.82; σχεδὸν εἰπεῖν Pl. Sph. 237c; καθόλου εἰπεῖν Arist. Cat. 12a27; ἡ ἁπλῶς εἰπεῖν ἀπόδειξις Id. APo. 75b23; τὸ ξύμπαν εἶπαι, εἰπεῖν, Hdt. 7.143, Th. 1.138. εἴποι τις as one might say, dub.l. in Plb. 15.35.1; ὥσπερ εἴποι τις Ar. Av. 180 (s.v.l.); ὡς εἴποι τις D.Chr. 64.5 (s.v.l.). c. acc. pers., address, accost one, Il. 12.210, etc.
name, mention, ib. 1.90, etc.
call one so and so, πολλοί τέ μιν ἐσθλὸν ἔειπον Od. 19.334, cf. S. OC 43, E. Med. 465, etc. c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei, tell or proclaim so of one, Il. 6.479 (where ἀνιόντα depends on εἴποι); εἰπεῖν τινα ὅτι… Pi. O. 14.22; ἀτάσθαλόν τι εἰ. τινά Od. 22.314; κακὰ εἰ. τινά Ar. Ach. 649; μηδὲν φλαῦρον εἰ. τ. Id. Nu. 834; ἐῢ εἰ. τινά Od. 1.302; εἰ. τεθνεῶτ’ Ὀρέστην speak of him as dead, A. Ch. 682.
celebrate, of poets, Αἴαντος βίαν AP 7.2.6 (Antip.Sid.). c. dat. pers. et inf., order or command one to…, Od. 15.76, 22.262, etc. ; also εἰπεῖν πρός τινα, c. inf., 16.151; c. acc. et inf., εἶπον τὰς παῖδας δεῦρ’ ἄγειν τινά S. OC 932, cf. Pl. Phd. 59e, Herod. 6.26; folld. by ἵνα, freq. in NT, Ev. Matt. 4.3, al.
propose, move a measure in the assembly, εἰπὼν τὰ βέλτιστα D. 3.12; εἰπεῖν τὰ δέοντα ib. 15; εἶπε ψήφισμα Id. 24.11; freq. as a formal prefix to decrees and laws, Λάχης εἶπε Th. 4.118, cf. IG1². 24, al. ; cf. ἀγορεύω.
plead, δίκην Il. 18.508; δικίδιον Ar. Eq. 347.
promise, offer, χρυσὸν εἶφ’ ὃς ἂν κτάνῃ E. El. 33. imper. εἰπέ sts. used in addressing several persons, Ar. Ach. 328, Av. 366, D. 4.10.

vgl. ἔπος, mit Digamma ; inf. εἰπεῖν ; imperat. εἰπέ ; auch aor. I. εἶπα, von dem Hom. εἴπατε hat ; ἔειπα, Theocr. 22.153 ; εἶπα bei Com., Alexis Ath. XI.502f ; Philem. inc. 51a ; Athenio Ath. XIV.660 (v. 38); εἶπας, bes. bei Tragg. die gew. Form der 2. Person, wie Phryn. com. bei Schol. Ar. Av. 11 ; εἰπάτω neben εἰπέτω, Tragg., Plat. Phil. 60d ; εἴπατον, Prot. 353a u. öfter ; εἴπατε häufiger als εἴπετε ; der imperat. εἶπον, od., wie Andere, z.B. Böckh Pind. Ol. 6.92, Jacobs Anth. Pal. p. 79 wollen, εἰπόν, ist seltener bei den Att., z.B. Plat. Men. 71d ; vgl. Schäfer zu Dion.Hal. C.V. p. 436 ; opt. εἴπειεν, Arist. gen. et int. 1.2 ; partic. εἴπας, Philem. Ath. VIII.340d ; εἴπαις, Pind. Ol. 8.46 ; – aor. zu φημί od. ἀγορεύω, sagen. – Bei einem folgdn. inf. oft = heißen, befehlen ; εἶπε περιμένειν Plat. Phaed. 59e ; Menex. 240a ; τὰς παῖδας δεῦρ' ἄγειν Soph. O.C. 936 ; oft vom Gesetz εἶπε, Oratt.; εἶπεν ψήφισμα Dem. 24.11 ; von Rednern = ein Gesetz vorschlagen, Dem. u. A.; – τινά, Jemand anreden, Il. 12.210, 17.237 ; ihn nennen, τὰς πάνθ' ὁρώσας Εὐμενίδας ὅγ' ἐνθάδ' ἂν εἴποι λεώς νιν Soph. O.C. 43 ; τί τις ἄλλο εἴποι πλὴν ἀμφισβητητικήν Plat. Soph. 225a ; von Einem verkündigen, Pind. Ol. 14.32 ; aber τεθνεῶτ' Ὀρέστην, für den inf., Aesch. Ch. 671 ; εὖ εἰπεῖν τινα, gut von Einem sprechen, Od. 1.302 u. A.; λόγους μακρούς u. ä., Plat. Prot. 329b ; φάτιν Soph. Phil. 1033 ; ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, ὡς εἰπεῖν, so zu sagen, Aesch. Pers. 700 ; um nur ein Wort zu sagen, z.B., dah. τὸν ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν ἄρχοντα, dem τὸν ἀκριβεῖ λόγῳ entgeggstzt, Plat. Rep. I.341b ; οὐχ ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν μυριοστὸν ἀλλ' ὄντως Legg. II.656e ; aber auch oft bescheidener Ausdruck für eine nachdrückliche Behauptung ; ὡς εἰπεῖν, man möchte fast sagen, Thuc. 1.1 ; seltner ὡς εἰπεῖν ἔπος, Plat. Legg. XII.967e ; ὡς λόγῳ εἰπεῖν, Her. 2.15, 53 ; εἰπέ μοι steht im Anfange der Rede auch wo Mehrere angeredet werden, εἰπέ μοι, τί φειδόμεσθα τῶν λίθων, ὦ δημόται, Ar. Ach. 328 ; βούλεσθε, εἰπέ μοι Dem. 4.10, wo Bremi zu vgl.