εἴρω

A. say, speak, tell:—Act. is used by Hom. only in Od., and in 1 pers., μνηστῆρσιν δ’ . . τάδε εἴρω 2.162, cf. 13.7; τὰ δέ τοι νημερτέα εἴρω 11.137:—Med. in same sense, καὶ εἴρετο δεύτερον αὖτις Il. 1.513; εἴροντο δὲ κήδε’ ἑκάστη Od. 11.542, cf. Nic. Th. 359:—Pass., 3 sg. εἴρεται is said, Arat. 172,261: for other forms v. ἐρῶ. (vέρ-yω, fr. root of ἐρῶ, q.v.)