leaivnw , Ep. leiaivnw : f. lea±nw` , Ep. leianevw :— aor. I ejlevhna , Ep. leivhna : ( lei`o" ):— to smooth or polish, Hom .; i{ppoisi kevleuqon leianevw I will smooth the way, Il.
2. to rub smooth, pound in a mortar, Lat. levigare , Hdt .; to grind with the teeth, Xen. :—generally, to crush, extirpate, Hdt.
3. to smooth away wrinkles, Plat. :— metaph. to smooth or soften down harsh words, Hdt.
leavnteira
leavnteira , fem. Adj. smoothing, polishing, Anth.
levbh"
levbh" , hto", oJ , ( leivbw ) a kettle or caldron of copper, Hom. , etc.
II. a basin in which the purifying water ( cevrniy ) was handed to the guests before meals, Od.; also a pan for washing the feet, Ib.: a bath, Aesch.
III.
a cymbal,
Hdt.
IV.
a cinerary urn,
Aesch
.,
Soph.
:—generally,
a casket,
Soph.
legewvn
legewvn , w`no", hJ , the Lat. legio , N.T ., Plut.
levgw, LE vGW, levgw
LE vGW (A), to lay, f. xw : aor. I e[lexa , Ep. levxa :— Med. , f. levxomai : aor. I ejlexavmhn , Ep. lexavmhn :— Pass. , only in 3 sing. Ep. aor. 2 e[lekto, levkto , imper. levxo, levxeo , inf. levcqai , part. levgmeno" . (In this sense, the Root is LEC , as in levc-o", lovc-o" .) To lay asleep, lull to sleep, levxon me Il.; e[lexa Dio;" novon Ib.:— Pass. and Med. to lie asleep, to lie, Hom.
levgw, LE vGW
LE vGW (B), to pick out, f. xw : aor. I e[lexa : pf. ei[loca :— Med. , aor. I ejlexavmhn : Ep. aor. 2 ejlevgmhn , 3 sing. levkto :— Pass. , f. levxomai in pass. sense: aor. I ejlevcqhn : pf. ei[legmai :— to gather, pick up, Lat. lego, colligo , Hom ., Pind. ; aiJmasia;" levgwn picking out stones for building walls, Od.:— Med. to gather for oneself, Il.
2.
Med.
to choose for oneself, pick out,
Hom
.:
—Pass.
to be chosen,
Il.
II.
to count, tell, reckon up,
Od.;
meta; toi`sin ejlevgmhn
I reckoned myself
among them, Ib.;
levkto dÆ ajriqmovn
he told him over
the number, Ib.:—
Pass.
,
meta; toi`sin ejlevcqhn
I was counted
among these,
Il.
2.
so in
Att.
,
l. ejn ejcqroi`"
to count
among ones enemies,
count
as a foe,
Aesch.
;
l. tina; oujdamou`
to count
him as naught,
nullo in numero habere,
Soph.
3. to recount, tell over, Od., Aesch. , etc. :— Med. , tiv se; crh; tau`ta levgesqai ; why needst thou tell the tale thereof? Il.; mhkevti tau`ta legwvmeqa Ib.
levgw, LE vGW
LE vGW (C), to say: f. levxw : aor. I e[lexa :— Pass. , f. lecqhvsomai , so fut. med. in pass. sense, and lelevxomai : aor. I ejlevcqhn : pf. levlegmai :
1. to say, speak, Hdt ., Trag. , etc. ; levge say on, Hdt .; so, levgoi" a[n Plat .: of oracles, to say, declare, Hdt.
2. levgein tinav ti to say something of another, esp. , kaka; l. tinav to speak ill of him, abuse, revile