καλέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Hellenic *kəlḗyō, from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁-, zero-grade of *kelh₁- (to call)[1] +‎ -έω (-éō).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Cognates include Old English hlōwan and English low (verb) (but the similarity to call is coincidental); Latin calō, clāmō, clārus, classis, and concilium; Old Irish cailech; Old Armenian աքաղաղ (akʻałał).

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    κᾰλέω • (kăléō)

    1. to call, summon
      Κάλει με/Κάλεσόν με.Kálei me/Kálesón me.Call me.
      1. to invite
      2. to invoke
      3. (law) to summon, sue
      4. to demand, require
    2. to call by name
      1. (passive voice) to be called, one's name is
        • 460 BCE – 430 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 7.89.2:
          τῆς δὲ Συρίης τοῦτο τὸ χωρίον καὶ τὸ μέχρι Αἰγύπτου πᾶν Παλαιστίνη καλέεται.
          tês dè Suríēs toûto tò khōríon kaì tò mékhri Aigúptou pân Palaistínē kaléetai.
          This part of Syria as far as Egypt is all called Palestine.

    Usage notes

    • The Ionic iterative imperfect forms καλέεσκον (kaléeskon) and κάλεσκε (káleske) are attested. Two other Ionic forms, κεκλέαται (kekléatai) and κεκλήατο (keklḗato), are attested.
    • The Doric present forms καλέομες (kaléomes) and καλέοισι (kaléoisi) are attested.
    • The Epic perfect form κεκλήαται (keklḗatai), future perfect form κεκλήσῃ (keklḗsēi), and present participle form καλεῦντες (kaleûntes) are attested.
    • The Poetic second singular optative form κεκλῇο (keklēîo) is attested.

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    Descendants

    • Greek: καλώ (kaló)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “καλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 623

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