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ἐκλέγω

eklego

pick, single out, select, recondite

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 87 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. ἐκλέγω · eklegō — LSJ

pick, single out, select, recondite, pick out for oneself, choose

pick or single out, Th. 4.59, etc.; esp. of soldiers, rowers, etc., X. HG 1.6.19, Pl. R. 535a; ἐκ πάντων κεφάλαια Id. Lg. 811a:—Pass., Id. Alc. l.c.; ἐκλελεγμένος select, recondite, Diog. Oen.23 :—Med., pick out for oneself, choose, Hdt. 1.199, 3.38, D. l.c.; τὰ κάλλιστα Pl. Smp. 198d, al.; ἐξ ἁπάντων Isoc. 9.58.

2 select

Lit. Crit., select, λέξεις καλάς D.H. Comp. 3; cf. ἐκλογή.

3 elect, choose

Med., of God, elect, choose, LXX De. 4.37, Ep.Eph. 1.4, etc.

4 pull out

ἐκλέγειν τὰς πολιὰς (sc. τρίχας) pull out oneʼs grey hairs, Ar. Eq. 908, Fr. 410.

II levy taxes, tribute, take toll of

levy taxes or tribute, χρήματα παρά τινος Th. 8.44; τὰς ἐπικαρπίας And. 1.92, cf. IG 1(2).76.8 (Pass., ib. 16); ἔκ τινων D. 49.49; take toll of, χαλκοῦς Thphr. Char. 6.4 : c. acc. pers., ἐ. τέλη τοὺς καταπλέοντας Aeschin. 3.113 : c. acc. et gen., τὴν δεκάτην τῶν πλοίων X. HG 1.1.22.

III declare

declare, Prisc. p.294D., Gloss.

2. ἐκλήγω · eklēgō — LSJ

cease utterly

cease utterly, δακρυρροοῦσα S. El. 1312: abs., Herod. 3.87.

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Where it came from

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