verbthird conjugation
ēligō
ēligō (present infinitive ēligere, perfect active ēlēgī, supine ēlēctum)
Classical[ˈeː.lɪ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.li.ɡo]
№ 942 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to choose, to pluck or root out, extract
- figurativelyto pick out, choose, elect
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ex multīs id quod optimum est legō.ēligō -ere ēlēgī — in Mille Verba, Nāvāle
ūnum ex multīs sūmōēligō -ere, ēlēgī — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 5
ūnum ē multīs sūmōēligō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 4
choose
ēligō -ere, -lēgī — in De Bello Gallico III and Seneca, ch. VIII
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Deligere · Eligere
Deligere means to choose, in the sense of not remaining undecided in one’s choice; eligere, to choose, in the sense of not taking the first thing that comes. (v. 98.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēligō | ēligēbam | ēligam | ēlēgī | ēlēgeram | ēlēgerō |
| 2nd sg. | ēligis | ēligēbās | ēligēs | ēlēgistī | ēlēgerās | ēlēgeris |
| 3rd sg. | ēligit | ēligēbat | ēliget | ēlēgit | ēlēgerat | ēlēgerit |
| 1st pl. | ēligimus | ēligēbāmus | ēligēmus | ēlēgimus | ēlēgerāmus | ēlēgerimus |
| 2nd pl. | ēligitis | ēligēbātis | ēligētis | ēlēgistis | ēlēgerātis | ēlēgeritis |
| 3rd pl. | ēligunt | ēligēbant | ēligent | ēlēgērunt ēlēgēre | ēlēgerant | ēlēgerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēligam | ēligerem | ēlēgerim | ēlēgissem |
| 2nd sg. | ēligās | ēligerēs | ēlēgerīs | ēlēgissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ēligat | ēligeret | ēlēgerit | ēlēgisset |
| 1st pl. | ēligāmus | ēligerēmus | ēlēgerīmus | ēlēgissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ēligātis | ēligerētis | ēlēgerītis | ēlēgissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ēligant | ēligerent | ēlēgerint | ēlēgissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēligor | ēligēbar | ēligar |
| 2nd sg. | ēligeris ēligere | ēligēbāris ēligēbāre | ēligēris ēligēre |
| 3rd sg. | ēligitur | ēligēbātur | ēligētur |
| 1st pl. | ēligimur | ēligēbāmur | ēligēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ēligiminī | ēligēbāminī | ēligēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēliguntur | ēligēbantur | ēligentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēligar | ēligerer |
| 2nd sg. | ēligāris ēligāre | ēligerēris ēligerēre |
| 3rd sg. | ēligātur | ēligerētur |
| 1st pl. | ēligāmur | ēligerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ēligāminī | ēligerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēligantur | ēligerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ēlige | ēligere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ēligite | ēligiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ēligitō | ēligitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ēligitō | ēligitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ēligitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ēliguntō | ēliguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ēligere | ēligī |
| perfect infinitive | ēlēgisse | ēlēctum esse |
| future infinitive | ēlēctūrum esse | ēlēctum īrī |
| present participle | ēligēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | ēlēctus ēlēcta, ēlēctā, ēlēctae, ēlēctam, ēlēctārum, ēlēctās, ēlēcte, ēlēctī, ēlēctīs, ēlēctō, ēlēctōrum, ēlēctōs |
| future participle | ēlēctūrus ēlēctūra, ēlēctūrā, ēlēctūrae, ēlēctūram, ēlēctūrārum, ēlēctūrās, ēlēctūre, ēlēctūrī, ēlēctūrīs, ēlēctūrō, ēlēctūrōrum, ēlēctūrōs, ēlēctūrum | ēligendus ēligundus, ēligenda, ēligendā, ēligendae, ēligendam, ēligendārum, ēligendās, ēligende, ēligendīs, ēligendōrum, ēligendōs |
gerundēligendī, ēligendō, ēligendumsupineēlēctum, ēlēctū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- in senatum legere, eligere
- to elect to the senate.
- ex infinita exemplorum copia unum (pauca) sumere, decerpere (eligere)
- to choose one from a large number of instances.
ē-lĭgo, lēgi, lectum, 3, v. a. lĕgo,
I. to pick out, choose, elect (class.; esp. in the trop. sense; cf.:
coöpto, designo, deligo, seligo): pedes e capite et e collo pullorum, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 14: uvam ad edendum (with legere), id. ib. 1, 54, 2: herbas, to pluck up, to weed out, id. ib. 1, 47; Col. 4, 5; cf. trop., Cic. Tusc. 3, 34, 83 and 84: ex malis minima, Cic. Off. 3, 1, 3: ut de tribus Antoniis eligas quem velis, id. Phil. 10, 2, 5: a multis commodissimum quodque, id. Inv. 2, 2, 5: ut in comparando difficile ad eligendum sit, quid maxime velis, id. Rep. 1, 35 fin. et saep.—Absol., to choose correctly, make a proper selection: haud semper errat fama; aliquando et elegit, Tac. Agr. 9 fin.—Hence, ēlectus, a, um, P. a. I. In gen., picked, selected; select, choice, excellent:
par columbarum, Petr. 85, 6: viri electissimi civitatis, Cic. Quint. 2: pugiles, Suet. Calig. 18: quisque, id. ib. 49: electissima verba, Cic. Fin. 3, 7 fin. Madv. N. cr.; Auct. Her. 4, 26, 36; cf.: electius verbum, id. ib.; scripta, Cat. 36, 6: res, Petr. 36, 4 et saep.—In the neutr. subst.: ēlecta, ōrum, selections, Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 17.—Adv.: ēlecte choicely, Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 49.—Comp., Gell. 18, 7, 2.—II. In eccl. Lat., chosen of God, elected to be saved, Vulg. Col. 3, 12 et saep.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ēligō lēgī, lēctus, ere
ex + 1 lego, to pluck out, root out : stirpes trunco everso eligendae sunt: herbas, Cu.—Fig., to root out : superstitionis stirpes.— To pick out, choose, elect, select, single out : iudices ex civitatibus: quemvis mediā turbā, H.: formas quasdam nostrae pecuniae, have a preference for , Ta.: a multis commodissimum quodque, from many authors : equos numero omni, V.: feras, Ta.: ad minima malorum eligenda: urbi condendae locum, L.: utrum velis factum esse necne: fictum Esse Iovem malis, an, etc., O.: haud semper errat fama, aliquando et elegit, i. e. makes a true selection , Ta.
Origins
From ex- (“out of, from”) + legō (“to choose, select”).
Borrowings
- Catalanelegir
- Englishelect
- Occitanelegir
- Portugueseeleger
- Spanishelegir
- Galicianelixir
- Sicilianelìggiri
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianeleggere
- Venetanelèzer
Vulgar Latin
- unknown*exeligere
- unknown*exligere