κλέω

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *kleyyō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-.

Cognates include Latin clueō, Old Church Slavonic слава (slava), Sanskrit शृणोति (śr̥ṇṓti).

Alternative forms

Verb

κλέω • (kléō)

  1. to tell of, make famous, celebrate
    1. (passive voice) to be famous
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

κλέω • (kléō)

  1. alternative spelling of καλέω (kaléō)

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