εἶπον (root fεπ, cf. voco), ἔειπον, iter. εἴπεσκεν, subj. εἴπωμι, εἴπῃσθα, aor. 1 εἶπα, 2 pl. εἴπατε: speak, say; strictly of an utterance with regard to its tenor and ethical expression rather than to the subject-matter (cf. ἔποσ); hence the word may signify command with foll. inf., εἰπεῖν τε γυναιξὶνκληῖσαι μεγάροιο θύρᾶσ, Od. 21.235; with nearer indication of the feeling, εὐχομενος δ' ἄρα εἶπεν, Od. 7.330; ὀχθήσᾶς δ̓ ἄρα εἶπε, Il. 18.5; εἶπε δ̓ ἄρα κλαίουσα, Il. 19.286; freq. w. obj., ἔπος, μῦθον, ἀγγελίην, etc.; so w. acc. of person named, οὐδ' ἢν Ἀγαμεμνονα εἴπῃσ, pronounce the name of, name, Il. 1.90 ; ἔσται μὰν ὅτ' ἂν αὖτε φίλην γλαυκώπιδα εἴπῃ, i. e. when I shall hear him call me by this name, Il. 8.373, Od. 19.334.
εἶπον (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. ἔειπονIl.1.552, al., Pi.O.4.25; subj.εἴπω (Ep. εἴπωμιOd.22.392, -ῃσθα 11.224, -ῃσιIl.7.87); opt. εἴποιμι; inf.εἰπεῖν, Ep. -έμεναι, -έμεν, 7.375, 9.688, Dor. εἴπην (v. infr.); part.εἰπών: also aor. 1εἶπα (ἔειπαEmp.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, UPZ62.14 (ii B. C.), and the 2nd persons ind. and imper. of this form are preferred in Att., 2sg. ind. εἶπασIl.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 (ἀν-ειπάτωIG22.1186.19(iv B.C.), but ἀν-ειπέτω ib.1247.13 (iii B.C.)), -ατον, -ατε; 3pl.εἶπανSIG 333.3 (Samos, iv B.C.), later εἴπασανIG7.2225.51 (Thisbe); part.εἴπασPhilem.42, Aeol. εἴπαισPi.O.8.46, cf. Ael.Dion.Fr.156; in compds. Med. ἀπείπασθαι (q.v.), διείπασθαι (q.v.), but never in good Att.: (redupl. aor. 2 from fεπ- 'say'; fείπην only cj. in Alc.55, Sapph. 28.2; fεῖπαιLeg.Gort.8.15; with ἔ-fειπον cf. Skt.
, of poets, Αἴαντος βίανAP7.2.6 (Antip. Sid.). III. 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 τινάS.OC932, cf. Pl.Phd.59e, Herod. 6.26: folld. by ἵνα, freq. in
NT,
Ev.Matt.4.3, al. IV.
propose, move
a measure in the assembly, εἰπὼν τὰ βέλτισταD.3.12; εἰπεῖν τὰ δέοντα ib.15; εἶπε ψήφισμαId.24.11: freq. as a formal prefix to decrees and laws, Λάχης εἶπεTh.4.118, cf.IG12.24, al.; cf. ἀγορεύω. V.
plead
, δίκηνIl.18.508; δικίδιονAr.Eq.347. VI.
promise, offer
, χρυσὸν εἶφ' ὃς ἂν κτάνῃE.El.33. VII. imper. εἰπέ sts. used in addressing several persons, Ar.Ach.328, Av.366, D.4.10.