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κτείνω Root !κτεν or !κταν to kill, slay, Hom., etc.; of animals, to slaughter, Hom.; Οὖτις με κτείνει δόλωι seeks to kill me (the force of the pres. tense), Od.; ὁ κτανών the slayer, murderer, Aesch.; οἱ κτανόντες Aesch.:— to put to death by law, Thuc., Plat.—In Attic θνῄσκω or ἀποθνῄσκω is used for the Pass.

ShortDef

to kill, slay

Debugging

Headword:

κτείνω

Headword (normalized):

κτείνω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

κτεινω

IDX:

18776

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n18794

Key:

ktei/nw

Data

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