Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tḱen- (strike), with a *y progressive aspect marker and metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *tḱ- into Proto-Greek *kt- (compare χθών (khthṓn)).

Cognate with Sanskrit क्षन् (kṣan, hurt, injure).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κτείνω (kteínō)

  1. to kill, slay

Usage notes

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The perfect is only found in compounds

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • κτείνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • κτείνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • κτείνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • κτείνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • κτείνω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter