κλείω

See also: Κλειώ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κλῄω (klēíō) in full conjugation
  • κληΐω (klēḯō)Ionic, Epic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂uyeti, from *kleh₂u- (hook, key), whence κληΐς (klēḯs), κλήϊθρον (klḗïthron).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κλείω • (kleíō)

  1. to shut, close, bar (e.g. the door)
  2. to enclose, shut in
Usage notes
Inflection
Synonyms
  • εἴργω (eírgō), εἵργω (heírgō)
  • (enclose): εἵργνυμι (heírgnumi), εἱργνύω (heirgnúō)
Derived terms
  • ἀποκλείω (apokleíō)
  • ἐγκλείω (enkleíō)
  • ἐκκλείω (ekkleíō)
  • ἐμπερῐκλείω (emperĭkleíō)
  • ἐπῐκλείω (epĭkleíō)
  • κατακλείω (katakleíō)
  • κλειστός (kleistós)
  • παρακλείω (parakleíō)
  • περῐκλείω (perĭkleíō)
  • συγκατακλείω (sunkatakleíō)
  • συγκλείω (sunkleíō)
Descendants
  • Greek: κλείω (kleío), κλείνω (kleíno)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.[2]

Verb

κλείω • (kleíō)

  1. Epic form of κλέω (kléō, celebrate, make famous)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

κλείω • (kleíō)

  1. Epic form of κλέω (kléō), alternative form of καλέω (kaléō, call)
Derived terms
  • μετακλείω (metakleío, call by a new name)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κλείω 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 712
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κλείω 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 712

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

The Ancient Greek κλείω (kleíō), found in Modern Greek only in compounds.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkli.o/
  • Hyphenation: κλεί‧ω

Verb

κλείω • (kleío) (past έκλεισα, passive κλείομαι)

  1. (formal) alternative form of κλείνω (kleíno, to close, shut)

Usage notes