εκτελώ

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκτελέω (ekteléō, “complete, bring to an end”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “from, out of”) + τέλος (télos, “completion, end”) and a semantic loan from French exécuter. Sense "perform" developed in Medieval Greek. ^[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /e.kteˈlo/
• Hyphenation: ε‧κτε‧λώ
• Old Hyphenation: εκ‧τε‧λώ

εκτελώ • (ekteló) (past εκτέλεσα/εξετέλεσα, passive εκτελούμαι, p‑past εκτελέστηκα/εκτελέσθηκα, ppp εκτελεσμένος)

1. (transitive) to carry out, execute, do (put into effect)

   Εκτέλεσα τις εντολές του. ― Ektélesa tis entolés tou. ― I carried out his orders.

   Εκτελώ τα καθήκοντά μου. ― Ekteló ta kathíkontá mou. ― I do my duty.

2. (transitive, law) to execute, kill (put to death, both by judicial process or unlawfully)

   Εκτελέστηκε δι' αποκεφαλισμού. ― Ekteléstike di' apokefalismoú. ― He was executed by beheading.

   Η τρομοκρατική οργάνωση εκτέλεσε νεαρό. ― I tromokratikí orgánosi ektélese nearó. ― The terrorist group killed a young person.

3. (transitive, music) to perform, execute (give a performance of)

   Εκτέλεσαν άψογα το κομμάτι του Μότσαρτ. ― Ektélesan ápsoga to kommáti tou Mótsart. ― They performed Mozart's piece brilliantly.

• (carry out): πραγματοποιώ (pragmatopoió), επιτελώ (epiteló)
• (kill): θανατώνω (thanatóno), σκοτώνω (skotóno)
• (perform): ερμηνεύω (erminévo), παίζω (paízo)

• εκτέλεση f (ektélesi, “execution”) (action noun, for all senses above)
• εκτελεστής m (ektelestís, “performer, executor”), εκτελέστρια f (ekteléstria, “performer, executor”)
• εκτελεστικός (ektelestikós, “executive”) (adjective, for all senses above)
• εκτελώ χρέη (ekteló chréi, “to officiate, to deputize for”)