κτείνω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tḱen- (strike), with a *y progressive aspect marker and metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *tḱ- into Proto-Greek *kt- (compare χθών (khthṓn)).

Cognate with Sanskrit kṣan- (hurt, injure).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κτείνω • (kteínō)

  1. to kill, slay

Usage notes

The perfect is only found in compounds

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • -κτονος (-ktonos, -cidal)
    • ἀδελφοκτόνος (adelphoktónos)
    • ἀλληλοκτόνος (allēloktónos)
    • ἀνδροκτόνος (androktónos)
    • ἀνθρωποκτόνος (anthrōpoktónos)
    • αὐτοκτόνος (autoktónos)
    • βροτοκτόνος (brotoktónos)
    • μητροκτόνος (mētroktónos)
    • ξενοκτόνος (xenoktónos)
    • πατροκτόνος (patroktónos)
    • πολυκτόνος (poluktónos)
    • τυραννόκτονος (turannóktonos)
    • φθειροκτόνον (phtheiroktónon)

References

  • κτείνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • κτείνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • κτείνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • κτείνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • κτείνω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
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