ἀπολέγω

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • to pick out from, to choose
  • (later sense) decline, refuse

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek λέγω (say, speak, choose, gather, pick up, reason, count, I speak, pick, I mean, compute, I choose, tell, reckon).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λέγω

Gloss

say, speak, choose, gather, pick up, reason, count, I speak, pick, I mean, compute, I choose, tell, reckon

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