Uncertain. Beekes notes that, if it derives from κέλομαι (kélomai, “to urge, exhort”), the -ευ- 'remains unexplained', and compares it to the -ευ- found in κέλευθος (kéleuthos, “road”) and τελευτή (teleutḗ, “end; tip”).[1]
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. what does beekes mean here? isn't this just the suffix -εύω
κελεύω • (keleúō)
The person being urged or commanded generally takes the accusative (and sometimes the dative), and the action being requested takes the infinitive.
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐκέλευον | ἐκέλευες | ἐκέλευε(ν) | ἐκελεύετον | ἐκελευέτην | ἐκελεύομεν | ἐκελεύετε | ἐκέλευον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκελευόμην | ἐκελεύου | ἐκελεύετο | ἐκελεύεσθον | ἐκελευέσθην | ἐκελευόμεθᾰ | ἐκελεύεσθε | ἐκελεύοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | κέλευον | κέλευες | κέλευε(ν) | κελεύετον | κελευέτην | κελεύομεν | κελεύετε | κέλευον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | κελευόμην | κελεύου | κελεύετο | κελεύεσθον | κελευέσθην | κελευόμε(σ)θᾰ | κελεύεσθε | κελεύοντο | ||||
Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | κέλευσᾰ | κέλευσᾰς | κέλευσε(ν) | κελεύσᾰτον | κελευσᾰ́την | κελεύσᾰμεν | κελεύσᾰτε | κέλευσᾰν | ||||
middle | indicative | κελευσᾰ́μην | κελεύσᾰο | κελεύσᾰτο | κελεύσᾰσθον | κελευσᾰ́σθην | κελευσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | κελεύσᾰσθε | κελεύσᾰντο | ||||
passive | indicative | κελεύσθην | κελεύσθης | κελεύσθη | κελεύσθητον | κελευσθήτην | κελεύσθημεν | κελεύσθητε | κελεύσθησᾰν, κέλευσθεν | ||||
Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐκεκελεύκειν, ἐκεκελεύκη |
ἐκεκελεύκεις, ἐκεκελεύκης |
ἐκεκελεύκει(ν) | ἐκεκελεύκετον | ἐκεκελευκέτην | ἐκεκελεύκεμεν | ἐκεκελεύκετε | ἐκεκελεύκεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκεκελεύμην | ἐκεκέλευσο | ἐκεκέλευτο | ἐκεκέλευσθον | ἐκεκελεύσθην | ἐκεκελεύμεθᾰ | ἐκεκέλευσθε | ἐκεκέλευντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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