ἐπιλέγω

A. say in connexion with an action, etc., Hdt. 2.35,64, etc.; ποιεῖν τι καὶ ἐπιλέγειν say while or after doing it, Id. 4.65; παίζουσιν ἐπιλέγοντες Id. 5.4; ἐ. λόγον τόνδε, ὡς . . Id. 2.156, 8.49; ἐξηπάτων . . ἐπιλέγων τοιαυτί Ar. Eq. 418; ἐ. τεκμήρια τὴν ἄλλην αὐτοῦ . . παρανομίαν citing it as proof, Th. 6.28, cf. Alciphr. 3.56.

2. . say besides, ἑκάστῳ "σοὶ μέν κτλ." X. Cyr.. 1.3.7, cf. Arist. Rh. 1395a27, Ph. 1.512; τὴν αἰτίαν ἐ. Arist. Rh. 1417a28:—Med., repeat, D.H. Rh.. 11.5:—Pass., [τὰ] ἐπιλεγόμενα Arist. Rh.. 1394a13.

3. . call by name, Hdt. 5.70; ἐπέλεγον δὲ κιθαρῳδικούς (sc. νόμους) Pl. Lg. 700b:—Med., A. Supp. 49 (lyr.):— Pass., to be surnamed, J. AJ 13.10.4.

4. . utter, pronounce a spell (cf.ἐπεῖπον), ῥῆσιν μυστικήν Ath. 11.496b; ῥῆσίν τινα μακράν Luc. Nec. 7; τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἐπιλέγειν τῷ λοιμῷ " φεῦγ’ ἐς κόρακας " Arist. Fr. 496, cf.Pr. 926b23, EN 1109b11.

5. . attribute, τινὶ τὸ καλόν, τὸ χρήσιμον, Id. Pol. 1323b12; ἐ. τοῖς εὖ ἔχουσιν ἔργοις, ὅτι . . Id. EN 1106b10.

6. . say against one, App. BC 3.18.

II. . pick out, select, Hdt. 3.44, 81; ἔκ τινων πεζούς Wilcken Chr. 11 A 35 (ii B.C.):—freq. in Med., τῶν Βαβυλωνίων ἐπελέξατο he chose him certain of the Babylonians, Hdt. 3.157, cf.6.73, Th. 7.19, Arist. Fr. 151, Wilcken Chr. 11 A 49 (ii B.C.), D.S. 3.74:—Pass., ἐπιλελεγμένοι or ἐπειλεγμένοι chosen men, X. Cyr. 3.3.41, Isoc. 4.146, POxy. 1210.4 (i B.C.), etc.; οἱ ἐπιλεγέντες SIG 577.72 (Milet., iii/ii B.C.).

III. . Med., think upon, think over, ταῦτα Hdt. 1.78, 2.120, al., cf.Ant.Lib. 5.4; μὴ ἐ. not to care, Hdt. 7.236, al.; οὐδαμὰ ἐ. μή κοτε . . to have no fear lest . ., Id. 3.65, cf. 7.149: c.inf., πᾶν ἐπιλεγόμενος πείσεσθαι expecting . ., Id. 7.49, cf. 52: rare in Trag., μηδ’ ἐπιλεχθῇς Ἀγαμεμνονίαν εἶναί μ’ ἄλοχον deem me not to be . ., A. Ag. 1498 (anap.).

2. . in Hdt. also, con over, read, τὸ βυβλίον, τὰ γράμματα, 1.124,125,2.125, al., cf. Paus. 1.12.3, al., Hld. 4.8: so in Act., Them. Or. 11.153a.

3. . recount, in speaking, τὴν αἰσχύνην καὶ τὸν κίνδυνον D.H. 9.57.