A.say, speak, tell:—Act. is used by Hom. only in Od., and in 1 pers., “μνηστῆρσιν δ᾽ . . τάδε εἴρω” 2.162, cf. 13.7; “τὰ δέ τοι νημερτέα εἴρω” 11.137:—Med. in same sense, “καὶ εἴρετο δεύτερον αὖτις” Il.1.513; “εἴροντο δὲ κήδε᾽ ἑκάστη” Od.11.542, cf. Nic.Th.359:—Pass., 3sg. εἴρεται is said, Arat.172,261: for other forms v. ἐρῶ. (ϝέρ-yω, fr. root of ἐρῶ, q.v.)
εἴρω (B),