Κλείς
bar, bolt, catch, collarbone, hook, key
Translated by David Whitehead20 Apr 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[klei/s ], [genitive] kleido/s ; and the [accusative] plural [is] ta\s klei=s .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κλείς, κλειδός· καὶ τὸ πληθυντικὸν τὰς κλεῖς.
Betacode
*klei/s, kleido/s: kai\ to\ plhquntiko\n ta\s klei=s.
Notes
- For the full range of meanings of this noun, cognate with Latin clāvis, see LSJ s.v.
For this i-stem accusative plural cf. under alpha 425, epsilon 2611.
Linked from3 entries
- κ1753ΚλείωI tell of, I shut[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] I glorify, and I make secure. Also [sc. attested is the compound] a)poklei/w ["I shut out"].
- κ1772Κληῗδαbolt, barThus the tragedians and Thucydides [sc. spell the word].
- κ1775Κληΐσαιto closeThe ancients say klhi+/sai, not klei=sai; and [the accusative] klhi+/da thus.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 1 Mar 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks — Catharine Roth
- x-refs — David Whitehead
- betacode cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead