διαλέγομαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δῐᾰ- (dia-) + λέγω (légō, “say, speak”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /di.a.lé.ɡo.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /di.aˈle.ɡo.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ði.aˈle.ɣo.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ði.aˈle.ɣo.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ði.aˈle.ɣo.me/
Verb
δῐᾰλέγομαι • (dialégomai)
- I converse, hold a discussion, debate, argue.
- (philosophy) I practise dialectic, elicit conclusions.
- (late) I lecture, discourse.
- I speak articulately, write in prose, use a dialect or language.
- (euphemistic, Attic) I have intercourse.
- I have dealings (with someone).
Inflection
Present: δῐᾰλέγομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive | indicative | δῐᾰλέγομαι | δῐᾰλέγῃ, δῐᾰλέγει | δῐᾰλέγεται | δῐᾰλέγεσθον | δῐᾰλέγεσθον | δῐᾰλεγόμεθᾰ | δῐᾰλέγεσθε | δῐᾰλέγονται | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰλέγωμαι | δῐᾰλέγῃ | δῐᾰλέγηται | δῐᾰλέγησθον | δῐᾰλέγησθον | δῐᾰλεγώμεθᾰ | δῐᾰλέγησθε | δῐᾰλέγωνται | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰλεγοίμην | δῐᾰλέγοιο | δῐᾰλέγοιτο | δῐᾰλέγοισθον | δῐᾰλεγοίσθην | δῐᾰλεγοίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰλέγοισθε | δῐᾰλέγοιντο | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰλέγου | δῐᾰλεγέσθω | δῐᾰλέγεσθον | δῐᾰλεγέσθων | δῐᾰλέγεσθε | δῐᾰλεγέσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰλέγεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰλεγόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | δῐᾰλεγομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰλεγόμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Imperfect: δῐελεγόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive | indicative | δῐελεγόμην | δῐελέγου | δῐελέγετο | δῐελέγεσθον | δῐελεγέσθην | δῐελεγόμεθᾰ | δῐελέγεσθε | δῐελέγοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Future: δῐᾰλέξομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | δῐᾰλέξομαι | δῐᾰλέξῃ, δῐᾰλέξει | δῐᾰλέξεται | δῐᾰλέξεσθον | δῐᾰλέξεσθον | δῐᾰλεξόμεθᾰ | δῐᾰλέξεσθε | δῐᾰλέξονται | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰλεξοίμην | δῐᾰλέξοιο | δῐᾰλέξοιτο | δῐᾰλέξοισθον | δῐᾰλεξοίσθην | δῐᾰλεξοίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰλέξοισθε | δῐᾰλέξοιντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰλέξεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰλεξόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | δῐᾰλεξομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰλεξόμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Future: δῐᾰλεχθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| passive | indicative | δῐᾰλεχθήσομαι | δῐᾰλεχθήσῃ | δῐᾰλεχθήσεται | δῐᾰλεχθήσεσθον | δῐᾰλεχθήσεσθον | δῐᾰλεχθησόμεθᾰ | δῐᾰλεχθήσεσθε | δῐᾰλεχθήσονται | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰλεχθησοίμην | δῐᾰλεχθήσοιο | δῐᾰλεχθήσοιτο | δῐᾰλεχθήσοισθον | δῐᾰλεχθησοίσθην | δῐᾰλεχθησοίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰλεχθήσοισθε | δῐᾰλεχθήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰλεχθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰλεχθησόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | δῐᾰλεχθησομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰλεχθησόμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Future: δῐᾰλεγήσομαι (in inscriptions)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | δῐᾰλεγήσομαι | δῐᾰλεγήσῃ, δῐᾰλεγήσει | δῐᾰλεγήσεται | δῐᾰλεγήσεσθον | δῐᾰλεγήσεσθον | δῐᾰλεγησόμεθᾰ | δῐᾰλεγήσεσθε | δῐᾰλεγήσονται | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰλεγησοίμην | δῐᾰλεγήσοιο | δῐᾰλεγήσοιτο | δῐᾰλεγήσοισθον | δῐᾰλεγησοίσθην | δῐᾰλεγησοίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰλεγήσοισθε | δῐᾰλεγήσοιντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰλεγήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰλεγησόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | δῐᾰλεγησομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰλεγησόμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Aorist: δῐελεξᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | δῐελεξᾰ́μην | δῐελέξω | δῐελέξᾰτο | δῐελέξᾰσθον | δῐελεξᾰ́σθην | δῐελεξᾰ́μεθᾰ | δῐελέξᾰσθε | δῐελέξᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | διαλέξωμαι | διαλέξῃ | διαλέξηται | διαλέξησθον | διαλέξησθον | διαλεξώμεθᾰ | διαλέξησθε | διαλέξωνται | |||||
| optative | διαλεξαίμην | διαλέξαιο | διαλέξαιτο | διαλέξαισθον | διαλεξαίσθην | διαλεξαίμεθᾰ | διαλέξαισθε | διαλέξαιντο | |||||
| imperative | διάλεξαι | διαλεξᾰ́σθω | διαλέξᾰσθον | διαλεξᾰ́σθων | διαλέξᾰσθε | διαλεξᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | διαλέξᾰσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | διαλεξᾰ́μενος | |||||||||||
| f | διαλεξᾰμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | διαλεξᾰ́μενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Aorist: δῐελέγην (uncommon)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| passive | indicative | δῐελέγην | δῐελέγης | δῐελέγη | δῐελέγητον | δῐελεγήτην | δῐελέγημεν | δῐελέγητε | δῐελέγησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰλεγῶ | δῐᾰλεγῇς | δῐᾰλεγῇ | δῐᾰλεγῆτον | δῐᾰλεγῆτον | δῐᾰλεγῶμεν | δῐᾰλεγῆτε | δῐᾰλεγῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰλεγείην | δῐᾰλεγείης | δῐᾰλεγείη | δῐᾰλεγεῖτον, δῐᾰλεγείητον | δῐᾰλεγείτην, δῐᾰλεγειήτην | δῐᾰλεγεῖμεν, δῐᾰλεγείημεν | δῐᾰλεγεῖτε, δῐᾰλεγείητε | δῐᾰλεγεῖεν, δῐᾰλεγείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰλέγηθῐ | δῐᾰλεγήτω | δῐᾰλέγητον | δῐᾰλεγήτων | δῐᾰλέγητε | δῐᾰλεγέντων | |||||||
| passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰλεγῆναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰλεγείς | |||||||||||
| f | δῐᾰλεγεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰλεγέν | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Aorist: δῐελέχθην (Attic, Ionic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| passive | indicative | δῐελέχθην | δῐελέχθης | δῐελέχθη | δῐελέχθητον | δῐελεχθήτην | δῐελέχθημεν | δῐελέχθητε | δῐελέχθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰλεχθῶ | δῐᾰλεχθῇς | δῐᾰλεχθῇ | δῐᾰλεχθῆτον | δῐᾰλεχθῆτον | δῐᾰλεχθῶμεν | δῐᾰλεχθῆτε | δῐᾰλεχθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰλεχθείην | δῐᾰλεχθείης | δῐᾰλεχθείη | δῐᾰλεχθεῖτον, δῐᾰλεχθείητον | δῐᾰλεχθείτην, δῐᾰλεχθειήτην | δῐᾰλεχθεῖμεν, δῐᾰλεχθείημεν | δῐᾰλεχθεῖτε, δῐᾰλεχθείητε | δῐᾰλεχθεῖεν, δῐᾰλεχθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰλέχθητῐ | δῐᾰλεχθήτω | δῐᾰλέχθητον | δῐᾰλεχθήτων | δῐᾰλέχθητε | δῐᾰλεχθέντων | |||||||
| passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰλεχθῆναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰλεχθείς | |||||||||||
| f | δῐᾰλεχθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰλεχθέν | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Perfect: δῐείλεγμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | δῐείλεγμαι | δῐείλεξαι | δῐείλεκται | δῐείλεχθον | δῐείλεχθον | δῐειλέγμεθᾰ | δῐείλεχθε | δῐειλέγᾰται | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐειλεγμένος ὦ | δῐειλεγμένος ᾖς | δῐειλεγμένος ᾖ | δῐειλεγμένω ἦτον | δῐειλεγμένω ἦτον | δῐειλεγμένοι ὦμεν | δῐειλεγμένοι ἦτε | δῐειλεγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐειλεγμένος εἴην | δῐειλεγμένος εἴης | δῐειλεγμένος εἴη | δῐειλεγμένω εἴητον/εἶτον | δῐειλεγμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | δῐειλεγμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | δῐειλεγμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | δῐειλεγμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | δῐείλεξο | δῐειλέχθω | δῐείλεχθον | δῐειλέχθων | δῐείλεχθε | δῐειλέχθων | |||||||
| infinitive | δῐειλέχθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐειλεγμένος | |||||||||||
| f | δῐειλεγμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | δῐειλεγμένον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Pluperfect: δῐειλέγμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | δῐειλέγμην | δῐείλεξο | δῐείλεκτο | δῐείλεχθον | δῐειλέχθην | δῐειλέγμεθᾰ | δῐείλεχθε | δῐειλέγᾰτο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Derived terms
- δῐᾰ́λεκτος (diálektos)
- δῐᾰλεκτικός (dialektikós)
- δῐᾰ́λεξῐς (diálexis)
Related terms
- δῐᾰ́λογος (diálogos)
Verb
δῐᾰλέγομαι • (dialégomai)
- first-person singular present mediopassive indicative of δῐᾰλέγω (dialégō)
Further reading
- “διαλέγομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “διαλέγομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- διαλέγομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- διαλέγομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- διαλέγομαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- G1256 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Greek
Etymology 1
Passive voice of διαλέγω (dialégo)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ðʝaˈle.ɣo.me/, /ði̯aˈle.ɣo.me/
- Hyphenation: δι‧α‧λέ‧γο‧μαι
- Homophone: διαλέγομε (dialégome)
Verb
διαλέγομαι • (dialégomai) passive (past διαλέχτηκα, ppp διαλεγμένος, active διαλέγω)
- be chosen, be selected
Conjugation
- for this verb's full conjugation see the active form
Synonyms
- επιλέγομαι (epilégomai)
Etymology 2
- see: διαλέγω (dialégo)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ðialˈeɣome]
Verb
διαλέγομαι • (dialégomai) deponent (past διαλέχθηκα/διελέχθην) found chiefly in the present and imperfect tenses
- discuss
Conjugation
διαλέγομαι (deponent: passive forms only)
| Passive voice ➤ | ||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ |
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ |
| 1 sg | διαλέγομαι1 | διαλεχθώ |
| 2 sg | διαλέγεσαι | διαλεχθείς |
| 3 sg | διαλέγεται | διαλεχθεί |
| 1 pl | διαλεγόμαστε | διαλεχθούμε |
| 2 pl | διαλέγεστε, {διαλέγεσθε}, [διαλεγόσαστε] | διαλεχθείτε |
| 3 pl | διαλέγονται | διαλεχθούν(ε) |
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ |
| 1 sg | διαλεγόμουν(α) | διαλέχθηκα1, [{διελέχθην}]2 |
| 2 sg | διαλεγόσουν(α) | διαλέχθηκες, [{διελέχθης}] |
| 3 sg | διαλεγόταν(ε) | διαλέχθηκε, {διελέχθη} |
| 1 pl | διαλεγόμασταν, (‑όμαστε) | διαλεχθήκαμε, [{διελέχθημεν}] |
| 2 pl | διαλεγόσασταν, (‑όσαστε) | διαλεχθήκατε, [{διελέχθητε}] |
| 3 pl | διαλέγονταν, (διαλεγόντουσαν) | διαλέχθηκαν, {διελέχθησαν} |
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ |
| 1 sg | θα διαλέγομαι ➤ | θα διαλεχθώ ➤ |
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα διαλέγεσαι, … | θα διαλεχθείς, … |
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … διαλεχθεί | |
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … διαλεχθεί | |
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … διαλεχθεί | |
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |
| Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect |
| 2 sg | — | — |
| 2 pl | διαλέγεστε, {διαλέγεσθε} | διαλεχθείτε |
| Other forms | Passive voice | |
| Present participle ➤ | passive present participle:διαλεγόμενος, ‑η, ‑o passive past participle: {διαλεχθείς, ‑είσα, ‑έν} ➤ | |
| Perfect participle ➤ | — | |
| Nonfinite form ➤ | διαλεχθεί | |
| Notes Appendix:Greek verbs | 1. Also see the passive voice of verb διαλέγω (dialégo) sense: "choose" 2. Compare to forms with -χτ- for the passive voice of verb διαλέγω (dialégo) sense: "choose" 3. Passive forms with -χθην- are very formal, as in the ancient aorist διελέχθην from the conjugation of διαλέγομαι. In Modern Greek, found in the 3rd persons (all persons included here, for reference). • (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |
Synonyms
- συνδιαλέγομαι (syndialégomai)
Related terms
- διαλεκτική f (dialektikí)
- διαλεκτικός (dialektikós)
- διάλεξη f (diálexi)
- διαλογικός (dialogikós)
- διάλογος m (diálogos)
- and see: λέγω (légo, “I say”)