εκτελώ

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Greek

Etymology

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]

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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.

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References

  1. ^ εκτελώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ εκτελώ - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre