eîpon

From Proto-Hellenic *eweikʷon, dissimilated from *eweukʷon, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éwewkʷom, from *wekʷ- (“to speak, make a sound”), from which also came ὄψ (óps, “voice, word”). Cognate with Sanskrit अवोचम् (á-vocam) and Latin vōx (“voice”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /êː.pon/ → /ˈi.pon/ → /ˈi.pon/

Verb

εἶπον • (eîpon) first-singular present indicative

1. to say, speak

Usage notes

εἶπον generally supplies aorist active forms to the verbs εἴρω (eírō) and λέγω (légō, “say”).