κυλίω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A secondary present form of κῠλίνδω (kŭlíndō, to roll, turn over).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κῠλῑ́ω • (kŭlī́ō)

  1. to roll along, wallow
    • 65 CE – 70 CE, The Gospel of Mark 9:20:
      καὶ ἤνεγκαν αὐτὸν πρὸς αὐτόν· καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτόν, εὐθέως τὸ πνεῦμα ἐσπάραξεν αὐτόν· καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἐκυλίετο ἀφρίζων.
      kaì ḗnenkan autòn pròs autón; kaì idṑn autón, euthéōs tò pneûma espáraxen autón; kaì pesṑn epì tês gês, ekulíeto aphrízōn.
      • Translation by KJV
        And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: κυλῶ (kulô)
    • Greek: κυλώ (kyló)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κυλίνδω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 800:VAR > line 3 > secondary present κῠλῐ́ω

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