πατροκτονέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πατροκτόνος (patroktónos) +‎ -έω (-éō)

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Verb

πατροκτονέω • (patroktonéō)

  1. to murder one's father
    • 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Tyrannicida 1:
      ὁ παῖς δὲ ὁ ἐκείνου τέθνηκεν μὲν ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ, ὑπηρέτησε δέ μοι καὶ ἀποθανὼν πρὸς ἄλλον φόνον, ζῶν μὲν συναδικῶν τῷ πατρί, μετὰ θάνατον δὲ πατροκτονήσας, ὡς ἐδύνατο.
      ho paîs dè ho ekeínou téthnēken mèn hup’ emoû, hupērétēse dé moi kaì apothanṑn pròs állon phónon, zôn mèn sunadikôn tōî patrí, metà thánaton dè patroktonḗsas, hōs edúnato.
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