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(Ind. Present 1.sg.): legō
Active Nominal Forms
Infinitive:
légere
Present participle:
legēns; legéntis
Future participle:
lēctúrus
Gerund:
legéndum
Gerundive:
legéndus
Passive Nominal Forms
Infinitive:
légere
Perfect participle:
lēctum
Active
Indicative
Present
| ego | legō |
| tū | legis |
| is | legit |
| nōs | légimus |
| vōs | légitis |
| iī | legunt |
Imperfect
| ego | legḗbam |
| tū | legḗbās |
| is | legḗbat |
| nōs | legēbā́mus |
| vōs | legēbā́tis |
| iī | legḗbant |
I Future
| ego | legam |
| tū | legēs |
| is | leget |
| nōs | legḗmus |
| vōs | legḗtis |
| iī | legent |
Perfect
| ego | lēgī |
| tū | lēgístī |
| is | lēgit |
| nōs | lēgimus |
| vōs | lēgístis |
| iī | lēgḗrunt |
Pluperfect
| ego | lḗgeram |
| tū | lḗgerās |
| is | lḗgerat |
| nōs | lēgerā́mus |
| vōs | lēgerā́tis |
| iī | lḗgerant |
II Future
| ego | lḗgerō |
| tū | lḗgeris |
| is | lḗgerit |
| nōs | lēgérimus |
| vōs | lēgéritis |
| iī | lḗgerint |
Subjunctive
Present
| ego | legam |
| tū | legās |
| is | legat |
| nōs | legā́mus |
| vōs | legā́tis |
| iī | legant |
Imperfect
| ego | legerem |
| tū | legerēs |
| is | legeret |
| nōs | legerḗmus |
| vōs | legerḗtis |
| iī | legerent |
Perfect
| ego | lḗgerim |
| tū | lḗgeris |
| is | lḗgerit |
| nōs | lēgérimus |
| vōs | lēgéritis |
| iī | lḗgerint |
Pluperfect
| ego | lēgíssem |
| tū | lēgíssēs |
| is | lēgísset |
| nōs | lēgissḗmus |
| vōs | lēgissḗtis |
| iī | lēgíssent |
II Imperative
| tū | légitō |
| is | légitō |
| vōs | legitṓte |
| iī | legúntō |
Passive
Indicative
Present
| ego | legor |
| tū | légeris |
| is | légitur |
| nōs | légimur |
| vōs | legíminī |
| iī | legúntur |
Imperfect
| ego | legḗbar |
| tū | legēbā́ris |
| is | legēbā́tur |
| nōs | legēbā́mur |
| vōs | legēbā́minī |
| iī | legēbántur |
I Future
| ego | legar |
| tū | legḗris |
| is | legḗtur |
| nōs | legḗmur |
| vōs | legḗminī |
| iī | legéntur |
Perfect
| ego | lēctus sum |
| tū | lēctus es |
| is | lēctus est |
| nōs | lēctī sumus |
| vōs | lēctī estis |
| iī | lēctī sunt |
Pluperfect
| ego | lēctus eram |
| tū | lēctus erās |
| is | lēctus erat |
| nōs | lēctī erāmus |
| vōs | lēctī erātis |
| iī | lēctī erant |
II Future
| ego | lēctus erō |
| tū | lēctus eris |
| is | lēctus erit |
| nōs | lēctī erimus |
| vōs | lēctī eritis |
| iī | lēctī erunt |
Subjunctive
Present
| ego | legar |
| tū | legā́ris |
| is | legā́tur |
| nōs | legā́mur |
| vōs | legā́minī |
| iī | legā́ntur |
Imperfect
| ego | legerer |
| tū | legerḗris |
| is | legerḗtur |
| nōs | legerḗmur |
| vōs | legerḗminī |
| iī | legerḗntur |
Perfect
| ego | lēctus sim |
| tū | lēctus sīs |
| is | lēctus sit |
| nōs | lēctī sīmus |
| vōs | lēctī sītis |
| iī | lēctī sint |
Pluperfect
| ego | lēctus essem |
| tū | lēctus essēs |
| is | lēctus esset |
| nōs | lēctī essēmus |
| vōs | lēctī essētis |
| iī | lēctī essent |
Verbs conjugated like 'lego'
abigo,
abrumpo,
abscindo,
adigo,
adimo,
affundo,
ago,
allego,
ambigo,
circumago,
circumfundo,
circumlino,
circumscindo,
coemo,
cogo,
colligo,
collino,
como,
confringo,
confundo, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lego'
dego,
leto,
levo,
ligo,
nego,
rego,
tego,
ablego,
ago,
allego,
Translations
appoint, to fix with power or firmness
choose, to pick
choose, to elect
choose, to decide to act in a certain way
gather, to bring together; to collect
leave, to transfer possession after death
read, have the ability to read text or other information
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-
3. Proto-Indo-European *-eti
4. Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti
5. Proto-Italic *legō
6. Latin legō
7. From Proto-Italic *legō, from Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti, from the root *leǵ- (“to gather”). Cognates include Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to speak, to choose, to mean”) and Albanian mbledh. May be related to lēx.
8. For etymology 1 sense 6 (“to read”), compare typologically Russian разбира́ть (razbirátʹ), разбира́ться (razbirátʹsja) (< брать (bratʹ)), разбо́рчивый (razbórčivyj) (по́черк (póčerk)). See: Proto-Italic '
*legō', Albanian '
mbledh'.
Verbs referencing "lego"
Rhaeto-Romance
liger, Galician
ler, Rhaeto-Romance
ler, Rhaeto-Romance
leger, Asturian
lleer, Mirandese
lher.
Additional Information
Cognates
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Sample Sentences
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puteus quem foderunt principes et paraverunt duces multitudinis in datore legis et in baculis suis de solitudine Matthana
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sin autem nec patruos habuerit dabitur hereditas his qui ei proximi sunt eritque hoc filiis Israhel sanctum lege perpetua sicut praecepit Dominus Mosi
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istae sunt leges quas constituit Dominus Mosi inter virum et uxorem inter patrem et filiam quae in puellari adhuc aetate est vel quae manet in parentis domo
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Eleazar quoque sacerdos ad viros exercitus qui pugnaverant sic locutus est hoc est praeceptum legis quod mandavit Dominus Mosi
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et surrexit Iosue filius Iosedech et fratres eius sacerdotes et Zorobabel filius Salathihel et fratres eius et aedificaverunt altare Dei Israhel ut offerrent in eo holocaustomata sicut scriptum est in lege Mosi viri Dei
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et in diebus Artarxersis scripsit Beselam Mitridatis et Tabel et reliqui qui erant in consilio eorum ad Artarxersen regem Persarum epistula autem accusationis scripta erat syriace et legebatur sermone syro
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itaque exemplum edicti Artarxersis regis lectum est coram Reum et Samsai scriba et consiliariis eorum et abierunt festini in Hierusalem ad Iudaeos et prohibuerunt eos in brachio et robore
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ipse Ezras ascendit de Babylone et ipse scriba velox in lege Mosi quam dedit Dominus Deus Israhel et dedit ei rex secundum manum Domini Dei eius super eum omnem petitionem eius
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Artarxersis rex regum Ezrae sacerdoti scribae legis Dei caeli doctissimo salutem
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a facie enim regis et septem consiliatorum eius missus es ut visites Iudaeam et Hierusalem in lege Dei tui quae est in manu tua
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et a me ego Artarxersis rex statui atque decrevi omnibus custodibus arcae publicae qui sunt trans Flumen ut quodcumque petierit a vobis Ezras sacerdos scriba legis Dei caeli absque mora detis
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secundum aemulationem persequens ecclesiam Dei secundum iustitiam quae in lege est conversatus sine querella
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et inveniar in illo non habens meam iustitiam quae ex lege est sed illam quae ex fide est Christi quae ex Deo est iustitia in fide
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qui timent Dominum inquirent quae beneplacita sunt illi et qui diligunt eum replebuntur lege ipsius
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et da locum timori Altissimi quia omnis sapientia timor Dei et in illa timere Deum et in omni sapientia dispositio legis
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omnis homo qui transgreditur lectum suum contemnens in animam suam et dicens quis me videt
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primo enim in lege Altissimi incredibilis fuit et secundo virum suum dereliquit tertio in adulterio fornicata est et ex alio viro filios statuit sibi
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homo sensatus credit legi Dei et lex illi fidelis
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sed creaturam aevi confirmabunt et deprecatio illorum in operatione artis adcommodantes animam suam et conquirentes in lege Altissimi
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ipse palam faciet disciplinam doctrinae suae et in lege testamenti Domini gloriabitur
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ne respicias mulierem alieni viri et ne scruteris ancillam eius neque steteris ad lectum eius
Vulgate Verses
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(II Reges 22:8) dixit autem Helcias pontifex ad Saphan scribam librum legis repperi in domo Domini deditque Helcias volumen Saphan qui et legit illud And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
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(II Reges 22:16) haec dicit Dominus ecce ego adducam mala super locum hunc et super habitatores eius omnia verba legis quae legit rex Iuda Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
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(Nehemias 8:3) et legit in eo aperte in platea quae erat ante portam Aquarum de mane usque ad mediam diem in conspectu virorum et mulierum et sapientium et aures omnis populi erant erectae ad librum And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
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(Nehemias 8:8) et legerunt in libro legis Dei distincte et adposite ad intellegendum et intellexerunt cum legeretur So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
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(Nehemias 8:18) legit autem in libro legis Dei per dies singulos a die primo usque ad diem novissimum et fecerunt sollemnitatem septem diebus et in die octavo collectum iuxta ritum Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
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(Esther 1:22) et misit epistulas ad universas provincias regni sui ut quaeque gens audire et legere poterat diversis linguis et litteris esse viros principes ac maiores in domibus suis et hoc per cunctos populos divulgari For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
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(Esther 3:12) vocatique sunt scribae regis mense primo nisan tertiadecima die eius et scriptum est ut iusserat Aman ad omnes satrapas regis et iudices provinciarum diversarumque gentium ut quaeque gens legere poterat et audire pro varietate linguarum ex nomine regis Asueri et litterae ipsius signatae anulo Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
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(Esther 8:9) accitisque scribis et librariis regis erat autem tempus tertii mensis qui appellatur siban vicesima et tertia illius die scriptae sunt epistulae ut Mardocheus voluerat ad Iudaeos et ad principes procuratoresque et iudices qui centum viginti septem provinciis ab India usque Aethiopiam praesidebant provinciae atque provinciae populo et populo iuxta linguas et litteras suas et Iudaeis ut legere poterant et audire Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
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(Exodus 24:7) adsumensque volumen foederis legit audiente populo qui dixerunt omnia quae locutus est Dominus faciemus et erimus oboedientes And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.
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(Isaias 37:14) et tulit Ezechias libros de manu nuntiorum et legit eos et ascendit in domum Domini et expandit eos Ezechias coram Domino And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.