κλέος
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From κλέϝος (klewos), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos. Cognates include Sanskrit श्रवस् (śrávas), Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬬𐬀𐬵 (sravah), Old Armenian լու (lu), լսեմ (lsem), Old Church Slavonic слово (slovo), and Old Irish clú. Compare κλύω (kluō, “I hear”) and κλέω.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /klé.os/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /klɛ́os/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /kléos/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /kléos/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /kléos/
Noun [edit]
κλέος (genitive ?) n, third declension; (kleos)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection
References [edit]
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)
- Strong’s concordance number: G2811
Greek [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek κλέος (kléos).
Noun [edit]
κλέος (kléos) n
