εκτελώ
See also: ἐκτελῶ
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκτελέω (ekteléō, “complete, bring to an end”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “from, out of”) + τέλος (télos, “completion, end”) and a semantic loan from French exécuter. Sense "perform" developed in Medieval Greek. [1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
εκτελώ • (ekteló) (past εκτέλεσα/εξετέλεσα, passive εκτελούμαι, p‑past εκτελέστηκα/εκτελέσθηκα, ppp εκτελεσμένος)
- (transitive) to carry out, execute, do (put into effect)
- Εκτέλεσα τις εντολές του. ― Ektélesa tis entolés tou. ― I carried out his orders.
- Εκτελώ τα καθήκοντά μου. ― Ekteló ta kathíkontá mou. ― I do my duty.
- (transitive, law) to execute, kill (put to death, both by judicial process or unlawfully)
- Εκτελέστηκε δι' αποκεφαλισμού. ― Ekteléstike di' apokefalismoú. ― He was executed by beheading.
- Η τρομοκρατική οργάνωση εκτέλεσε νεαρό. ― I tromokratikí orgánosi ektélese nearó. ― The terrorist group killed a young person.
- (transitive, music) to perform, execute (give a performance of)
- Εκτέλεσαν άψογα το κομμάτι του Μότσαρτ. ― Ektélesan ápsoga to kommáti tou Mótsart. ― They performed Mozart's piece brilliantly.
Conjugation edit
εκτελώ, εκτελούμαι
Synonyms edit
- (carry out): πραγματοποιώ (pragmatopoió), επιτελώ (epiteló)
- (kill): θανατώνω (thanatóno), σκοτώνω (skotóno)
- (perform): ερμηνεύω (erminévo), παίζω (paízo)
Related terms edit
- εκτέλεση f (ektélesi, “execution”) (action noun, for all senses above)
- εκτελεστής m (ektelestís, “performer, executor”), εκτελέστρια f (ekteléstria, “performer, executor”)
- εκτελεστικός (ektelestikós, “executive”) (adjective, for all senses above)
- εκτελώ χρέη (ekteló chréi, “to officiate, to deputize for”)
References edit
- ^ εκτελώ - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ εκτελώ - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre