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ἐρῶ the place of the pres. εἴρω (rare even in Epic and never in Attic) is supplied by φημί, λέγω or ἀγορεύω; and εἶπον serves as the aor. I will say or speak, Attic: c. acc. pers. to speak of, κακῶς ἐρεῖν τινα Theogn., Eur.; c. dupl. acc., ἐρεῖν τινά τι Eur., etc. I will tell, proclaim, Il., etc.; φόως ἐρέουσα to announce the dawn, Il.; ἐπὶ ῥηθέντι δικαίωι upon clear right, Od. εἰρημένος promised, μισθός Hes., Hdt.; εἰρημένον, absol., when it had been agreed, Thuc. to tell, order one to do, c. dat. et inf., Xen.; c. acc. et inf., Xen.:—so in Pass., εἴρητό οἱ, c. inf., orders had been given him to do, Hdt. in Pass. to be mentioned, Hdt. simple εἴρω in Ionic and Epic, to say, speak, tell, Od.: so in Mid., Hom.: but in Ionic Prose, the Mid. means to cause to be told one, i. e. to ask, like Attic ἐροῦμαι.

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ἐρῶ

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ἐρῶ

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