κηλέω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-, *keh₁l- (“to beguile, deceive”). Cognate with Latin calvor (“to deceive, plot against”), Old English hōl (“calumny, slander”), and Welsh celwydd (“lie, falsehood”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kɛː.lé.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ke̝ˈle.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ciˈle.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ciˈle.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ciˈle.o/
Verb
κηλέω • (kēléō)
Conjugation
Present: κηλέω, κηλέομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κηλέω | κηλέεις | κηλέει | κηλέετον | κηλέετον | κηλέομεν | κηλέετε | κηλέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κηλέω | κηλέῃς | κηλέῃ | κηλέητον | κηλέητον | κηλέωμεν | κηλέητε | κηλέωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κηλέοιμῐ | κηλέοις | κηλέοι | κηλέοιτον | κηλεοίτην | κηλέοιμεν | κηλέοιτε | κηλέοιεν | |||||
| imperative | κήλεε | κηλεέτω | κηλέετον | κηλεέτων | κηλέετε | κηλεόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | κηλέομαι | κηλέῃ / κηλέει | κηλέεται | κηλέεσθον | κηλέεσθον | κηλεόμεθᾰ | κηλέεσθε | κηλέονται | ||||
| subjunctive | κηλέωμαι | κηλέῃ | κηλέηται | κηλέησθον | κηλέησθον | κηλεώμεθᾰ | κηλέησθε | κηλέωνται | |||||
| optative | κηλεοίμην | κηλέοιο | κηλέοιτο | κηλέοισθον | κηλεοίσθην | κηλεοίμεθᾰ | κηλέοισθε | κηλέοιντο | |||||
| imperative | κηλέου | κηλεέσθω | κηλέεσθον | κηλεέσθων | κηλέεσθε | κηλεέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κηλέειν | κηλέεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κηλέων | κηλεόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | κηλέουσᾰ | κηλεομένη | |||||||||||
| n | κηλέον | κηλεόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: κηλῶ, κηλοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κηλῶ | κηλεῖς | κηλεῖ | κηλεῖτον | κηλεῖτον | κηλοῦμεν | κηλεῖτε | κηλοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κηλῶ | κηλῇς | κηλῇ | κηλῆτον | κηλῆτον | κηλῶμεν | κηλῆτε | κηλῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κηλοίην / κηλοῖμῐ | κηλοίης / κηλοῖς | κηλοίη / κηλοῖ | κηλοῖτον / κηλοίητον | κηλοίτην / κηλοιήτην | κηλοῖμεν / κηλοίημεν | κηλοῖτε / κηλοίητε | κηλοῖεν / κηλοίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | κήλει | κηλείτω | κηλεῖτον | κηλείτων | κηλεῖτε | κηλούντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | κηλοῦμαι | κηλεῖ, κηλῇ |
κηλεῖται | κηλεῖσθον | κηλεῖσθον | κηλούμεθᾰ | κηλεῖσθε | κηλοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | κηλῶμαι | κηλῇ | κηλῆται | κηλῆσθον | κηλῆσθον | κηλώμεθᾰ | κηλῆσθε | κηλῶνται | |||||
| optative | κηλοίμην | κηλοῖο | κηλοῖτο | κηλοῖσθον | κηλοίσθην | κηλοίμεθᾰ | κηλοῖσθε | κηλοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | κηλοῦ | κηλείσθω | κηλεῖσθον | κηλείσθων | κηλεῖσθε | κηλείσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κηλεῖν | κηλεῖσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κηλῶν | κηλούμενος | ||||||||||
| f | κηλοῦσᾰ | κηλουμένη | |||||||||||
| n | κηλοῦν | κηλούμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἐκήλεον, ἐκηλεόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκήλεον | ἐκήλεες | ἐκήλεε(ν) | ἐκηλέετον | ἐκηλεέτην | ἐκηλέομεν | ἐκηλέετε | ἐκήλεον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκηλεόμην | ἐκηλέου | ἐκηλέετο | ἐκηλέεσθον | ἐκηλεέσθην | ἐκηλεόμεθᾰ | ἐκηλέεσθε | ἐκηλέοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἐκήλουν, ἐκηλούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκήλουν | ἐκήλεις | ἐκήλει | ἐκηλεῖτον | ἐκηλείτην | ἐκηλοῦμεν | ἐκηλεῖτε | ἐκήλουν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκηλούμην | ἐκηλοῦ | ἐκηλεῖτο | ἐκηλεῖσθον | ἐκηλείσθην | ἐκηλούμεθᾰ | ἐκηλεῖσθε | ἐκηλοῦντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: κηλήσω, κηλήσομαι, κηληθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κηλήσω | κηλήσεις | κηλήσει | κηλήσετον | κηλήσετον | κηλήσομεν | κηλήσετε | κηλήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | κηλήσοιμῐ | κηλήσοις | κηλήσοι | κηλήσοιτον | κηλησοίτην | κηλήσοιμεν | κηλήσοιτε | κηλήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | κηλήσομαι | κηλήσῃ / κηλήσει | κηλήσεται | κηλήσεσθον | κηλήσεσθον | κηλησόμεθᾰ | κηλήσεσθε | κηλήσονται | ||||
| optative | κηλησοίμην | κηλήσοιο | κηλήσοιτο | κηλήσοισθον | κηλησοίσθην | κηλησοίμεθᾰ | κηλήσοισθε | κηλήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | κηληθήσομαι | κηληθήσῃ | κηληθήσεται | κηληθήσεσθον | κηληθήσεσθον | κηληθησόμεθᾰ | κηληθήσεσθε | κηληθήσονται | ||||
| optative | κηληθησοίμην | κηληθήσοιο | κηληθήσοιτο | κηληθήσοισθον | κηληθησοίσθην | κηληθησοίμεθᾰ | κηληθήσοισθε | κηληθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | κηλήσειν | κηλήσεσθαι | κηληθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | κηλήσων | κηλησόμενος | κηληθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | κηλήσουσᾰ | κηλησομένη | κηληθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | κηλῆσον | κηλησόμενον | κηληθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ἐκήλησᾰ, ἐκηλησᾰ́μην, ἐκηλήθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκήλησᾰ | ἐκήλησᾰς | ἐκήλησε(ν) | ἐκηλήσᾰτον | ἐκηλησᾰ́την | ἐκηλήσᾰμεν | ἐκηλήσᾰτε | ἐκήλησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | κηλήσω | κηλήσῃς | κηλήσῃ | κηλήσητον | κηλήσητον | κηλήσωμεν | κηλήσητε | κηλήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κηλήσαιμῐ | κηλήσειᾰς / κηλήσαις | κηλήσειε(ν) / κηλήσαι | κηλήσαιτον | κηλησαίτην | κηλήσαιμεν | κηλήσαιτε | κηλήσειᾰν / κηλήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | κήλησον | κηλησᾰ́τω | κηλήσᾰτον | κηλησᾰ́των | κηλήσᾰτε | κηλησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐκηλησᾰ́μην | ἐκηλήσω | ἐκηλήσᾰτο | ἐκηλήσᾰσθον | ἐκηλησᾰ́σθην | ἐκηλησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐκηλήσᾰσθε | ἐκηλήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | κηλήσωμαι | κηλήσῃ | κηλήσηται | κηλήσησθον | κηλήσησθον | κηλησώμεθᾰ | κηλήσησθε | κηλήσωνται | |||||
| optative | κηλησαίμην | κηλήσαιο | κηλήσαιτο | κηλήσαισθον | κηλησαίσθην | κηλησαίμεθᾰ | κηλήσαισθε | κηλήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | κήλησαι | κηλησᾰ́σθω | κηλήσᾰσθον | κηλησᾰ́σθων | κηλήσᾰσθε | κηλησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐκηλήθην | ἐκηλήθης | ἐκηλήθη | ἐκηλήθητον | ἐκηληθήτην | ἐκηλήθημεν | ἐκηλήθητε | ἐκηλήθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | κηληθῶ | κηληθῇς | κηληθῇ | κηληθῆτον | κηληθῆτον | κηληθῶμεν | κηληθῆτε | κηληθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κηληθείην | κηληθείης | κηληθείη | κηληθεῖτον / κηληθείητον | κηληθείτην / κηληθειήτην | κηληθεῖμεν / κηληθείημεν | κηληθεῖτε / κηληθείητε | κηληθεῖεν / κηληθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | κηλήθητῐ | κηληθήτω | κηλήθητον | κηληθήτων | κηλήθητε | κηληθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | κηλῆσαι | κηλήσᾰσθαι | κηληθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | κηλήσᾱς | κηλησᾰ́μενος | κηληθείς | |||||||||
| f | κηλήσᾱσᾰ | κηλησᾰμένη | κηληθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | κηλῆσᾰν | κηλησᾰ́μενον | κηληθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: κεκήληκᾰ, κεκήλημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κεκήληκᾰ | κεκήληκᾰς | κεκήληκε(ν) | κεκηλήκᾰτον | κεκηλήκᾰτον | κεκηλήκᾰμεν | κεκηλήκᾰτε | κεκηλήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κεκηλήκω | κεκηλήκῃς | κεκηλήκῃ | κεκηλήκητον | κεκηλήκητον | κεκηλήκωμεν | κεκηλήκητε | κεκηλήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κεκηλήκοιμῐ / κεκηληκοίην | κεκηλήκοις / κεκηληκοίης | κεκηλήκοι / κεκηληκοίη | κεκηλήκοιτον | κεκηληκοίτην | κεκηλήκοιμεν | κεκηλήκοιτε | κεκηλήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | κεκήληκε | κεκηληκέτω | κεκηλήκετον | κεκηληκέτων | κεκηλήκετε | κεκηληκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | κεκήλημαι | κεκήλησαι | κεκήληται | κεκήλησθον | κεκήλησθον | κεκηλήμεθᾰ | κεκήλησθε | κεκήληνται | ||||
| subjunctive | κεκηλημένος ὦ | κεκηλημένος ᾖς | κεκηλημένος ᾖ | κεκηλημένω ἦτον | κεκηλημένω ἦτον | κεκηλημένοι ὦμεν | κεκηλημένοι ἦτε | κεκηλημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κεκηλημένος εἴην | κεκηλημένος εἴης | κεκηλημένος εἴη | κεκηλημένω εἴητον / εἶτον | κεκηλημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | κεκηλημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | κεκηλημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | κεκηλημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | κεκήλησο | κεκηλήσθω | κεκήλησθον | κεκηλήσθων | κεκήλησθε | κεκηλήσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κεκηληκέναι | κεκηλῆσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κεκηληκώς | κεκηλημένος | ||||||||||
| f | κεκηληκυῖᾰ | κεκηλημένη | |||||||||||
| n | κεκηληκός | κεκηλημένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐκεκηλήκειν / ἐκεκηλήκη, ἐκεκηλήμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκεκηλήκειν / ἐκεκηλήκη | ἐκεκηλήκεις / ἐκεκηλήκης | ἐκεκηλήκει(ν) | ἐκεκηλήκετον | ἐκεκηληκέτην | ἐκεκηλήκεμεν | ἐκεκηλήκετε | ἐκεκηλήκεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκεκηλήμην | ἐκεκήλησο | ἐκεκήλητο | ἐκεκήλησθον | ἐκεκηλήσθην | ἐκεκηλήμεθᾰ | ἐκεκήλησθε | ἐκεκήληντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Further reading
- κηλέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- κηλέω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “κηλέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “κηλέω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- appease idem, page 35.
- beguile idem, page 71.
- bewitch idem, page 77.
- calm idem, page 109.
- captivate idem, page 112.
- charm idem, page 126.
- enchant idem, page 270.
- entice idem, page 277.
- entrance idem, page 278.
- fascinate idem, page 308.
- inthral idem, page 454.
- overcome idem, page 585.
- propitiate idem, page 653.
- quiet idem, page 667.
- salve idem, page 732.
- soften idem, page 791.
- soothe idem, page 794.
- still idem, page 817.
- subdue idem, page 830.