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κλαίω to weep, lament, wail, Hom., etc.; αὐτὸν κλαίοντα ἀφήσω I shall send him home weeping, i. e. well beaten, Il.; hence κλαύσεται he shall weep, i. e. he shall repent it, Ar.; κλαύσει μακρά Ar.; κλάων to your sorrow, at your peril, Soph., Eur.; κλάειν σε λέγω or κελεύω, Lat. plorare te jubeo, Ar. trans. to weep for, lament, Hom.:—in Pass. to be lamented, Aesch.: impers., μάτην ἐμοὶ κεκλαύσεται I shall mourn in vain, Ar. Mid. to bewail oneself, weep aloud, Aesch.; so perf. part. pass., κεκλαυμένος bathed in tears, all tears, Aesch., Soph. trans. to bewail to oneself, Soph.

ShortDef

to weep, lament, wail

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Headword:

κλαίω

Headword (normalized):

κλαίω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

κλαιω

IDX:

18020

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n18038

Key:

klai/w

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