κλείω

See also: Κλειώ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

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

Etymology 1

See κλείς (kleís). From κλαϝ- > κλαϝ-j-ω > κλα-ί-ω > Ionic κλη-ΐ-ω) > κλῄω in Old Attic > κλείω in Attic after 4th century. Cognate: Latin claudo (I close).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κλείω (kleíō)

  1. shut, close, bar (e.g. the door)
  2. enclose, shut in

Inflection

Usage notes

Synonyms

  • εἴργω (eírgō) or εἵργω (heírgō)
  • εἵργνυμι (heírgnumi) or εἱργνύω (heirgnúō)

Derived terms

Compounds:

  • ἀποκλείω (apokleíō)
  • ἐγκλείω (enkleíō)
  • ἐκκλείω (ekkleíō)
  • ἐμπερῐκλείω (emperikleíō)
  • ἐπῐκλείω (epikleíō)
  • κατακλείω (katakleíō)
  • παρακλείω (parakleíō)
  • περῐκλείω (perikleíō)
  • συγκατακλείω (sunkatakleíō)
  • συγκλείω (sunkleíō)

Descendants

Etymology 2

From verb κλέω (kléō, sense: celebrate).

Verb

κλείω (kleíō)

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

Etymology 3

From κλέω (kléō) as alternative of καλέω (kaléō, I call). Also see κλῄζω (klḗizō).

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


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) (simple past έκλεισα, passive κλείομαι)

  1. Ancient synonym of the modern κλείνω ("close, shut"), found only in compounds

Usage notes

Found in the compounds:

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