ἀποκτείνω

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 

Verb edit

ἀποκτείνω (apokteínō)

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

Inflection edit

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.

Further reading edit