ἀποκτείνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀπο- (apo-) + κτείνω (kteínō, to kill).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀποκτείνω (apokteínō)

  1. I kill, slay
  2. I condemn, put to death (judicial)

Inflection

The passive forms are late; in the classical language they are suppleted by the corresponding active forms of ἀποθνῄσκω (apothnḗiskō). However, the aorist middle ἀπέκτατο (apéktato) is used with passive meaning in Homer.

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