ἐρέω
τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόν → what is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful
English (LSJ)
(A), Ep. Verb,
A = ἐρεείνω, ἔρομαι, ἐρωτάω, ask, inquire, c. acc. rei, about a thing, ἐρέων γενεήν τε τόκον τε Il.7.128, cf. Od.21.31 ; seek for, Ὕλαν A.R.1.1354. 2 c. acc. pers., question, μάντιν ἐρείομεν (v. infr.) ἢ ἱερῆα Il.1.62 ; ἀλλήλους ἐρέοιμεν Od.4.192 ; ὅπως ἐρέοιμι ἑκάστην 11.229. 3 c. acc. rei, search, explore, ἰλυούς Nic.Th.143 (v.l. ἐρέθοντες). (Prob. ἐρε (ϝ)-, cf. ἐρευτής : ἐρείομεν perh. metri gr. for ἐρέ (ϝ) -ο-μεν, pres. subj. of non-thematic stem.)
ἐρέω (B), Ion. for ἐρῶ, I
A will say ; v. ἐρῶ.
ἐρέω (C), Ion. for ἐράω (A).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1026] s. ἔρω.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐρέω: (Α), Ἐπ. ῥῆμα. = ἐρεείνω, ἔρομαι, ἐρωτάω (δὲν πρέπει δὲ νὰ συγχέηται πρὸς τὸ ἐρέω (Β): - ἐξετάζω νὰ μάθω, μ. αἰτ. πράγμ., περί τινος, ἐρέων γενεήν τε τόκον τε Ἰλ. Η. 128, πρβλ. Ὀδ. Φ. 31. 1) μετ’ αἰτ. προσ., ἐρωτῶ, ἀλλ· ἄγε δή τινα μάντιν ἐρείομεν ἢ ἱερῆα (Ἐπικ. ἀντὶ ἐρέωμεν), Ἰλ. Α. 62· ἀλλήλους ἐρέοιμεν Ὀδ. Δ. 192· ὅπως ἐρέοιμι ἑκάστην Λ. 229.
