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Gloss κλαίω , old Att. κλάω (v. infr.) [ᾱ] never contracted; Aeol. κλαί̈ω Lyr.Adesp. 65 ; Ep. 2 sg. opt. κλαίοισθα Il. 24.619 : Att. impf. ἔκλᾱον , Ep. κλαῖον Od. 10.201 , Ion. κλαίεσκον Il. 8.364 , Hdt. 3.
κλαίω, old Att.
κλάω(v. infr.)[ᾱ]never contracted; Aeol.
κλαί̈ω
Lyr.Adesp. 65 ; Ep.
2 sg.opt.
A.
κλαίοισθα
Il. 24.619
: Att.
impf. ἔκλᾱον, Ep.
κλαῖον
Od. 10.201
, Ion.
κλαίεσκον
Il. 8.364
, Hdt. 3.119 , A. Fr. 312 :fut. κλαύσομαι,2 sg. κλαύσῃorκλαύσει, Il. 18.340 , Ar. V. 1327 (lyr.), Nu. 58 , 933 (anap.), E. Cyc. 554 , etc., rarely κλαυσοῦμαι
Close Browse lexicon entries , 1277 (in mock heroic verses); Att. also κλαιήσω
, D.H. 4.70 , Ev.Jo. 16.20 , Man. 3.143 :aor. ἔκλαυσα, Ep.
, AP 7.412 ( Alc. Mess.):— Pass. ,fut.
, J. AJ 8.11.1 ( v.l. κλαυθείς ), IG 14.2128 :pf.
, S. OT 1490 , κέκλαυσμαι
, Plu. 2.115b . [κλάω [ᾱ] is recognized as Att. by A.D. Adv. 187.26 , and is found in codd. of Ar. Av. 341 , Pl. Lg. 792a , Phlb. 48a :ἔκλᾰεin later poetry, Theoc. 14.32 , dub. in Hermesian. 7.33 (cf.κλέωA).] (κλᾰϝ-ψω, cf.κλαυ-θμός, etc.)
I. intr.,cry, wail, lament, of any loud expression of pain or sorrow, κλαῖον δὲ λιγέως
; τῆς ἄρα κλαιούσης ὄπα σύνθετο
; for the dead, Il. 19.297 , etc.; ἀμφὶ δὲ σὲ Τρῳαὶ καὶ Δαρδανίδες κλαύσονται
; κλαίοντα καὶ ὀδυρόμενον
, etc.;διὰ τί οἱ κλαίοντες ὀξὺ φθέγγονται; Arist. Pr. 900a20 ; δάκρυσι κ.
; of infants, Sor. 1.107 , al.; ofcryingfor joy,κλαῖον δὲ λιγέως, ἁδινώτερον ἤ τ' οἰωνοί κτλ. Od. 16.216 , cf. Eust. 1799.57 .
shall send him homecrying, howling, i.e.well beaten, Il. 2.263 : freq.in Att. ,κλαύσεται he shall howl, i.e.he shall suffer for it, Ar. V. 1327 (lyr.), Pl. 174 , al.; κλαύσομαι
;κλαύσει μακράyou shallhowlloudly, i.e. suffer severely, Id. Pax 255 , cf. 1277 ; κλαύσῃ φιλῶν τὸν οἶνον
;κλαίων to your sorroworloss, at your peril, S. OT 401 , 1152 , Ant. 754 ; κλάων ἅψῃ τῶνδε
, cf. Hipp. 1086 ; δεῦρ' ἔλθ' ἵνα κλάῃς
;κλάειν ἔγωγέ σε λέγω(opp.χαίρειν σοι λέγω) Id. Pl. 62 , cf. Hdt.
; κλάειν σε μακρὰ κελεύσας
;σέ δ' ἐᾶν κλάειν μακρὰ τὴν κεφαλήν sufferterribly in the head, Id. Pl. 612 (anap.), cf. V. 584 .
II. trans.,weep for, lament, κλαῖεν ἔπειτ' Ὀδυσῆα, φίλον πόσιν
A. Ag. 890 , S. El. 1117 ; τὰ αὑτοῦ πάθη
:— Pass. ,to be mournedorlamented, ἀνδρὸς εὖ κεκλαυμένου
: impers., μάτην ἐμοὶ κεκλαύσεται
2. cry for, of infants, μάμμας καὶ τιτθάς
Med. ,bewail oneself, weep aloud, A. Th. 920 (lyr.):pf. part.
κεκλαυμένος bathed in tears, Id. Ch. 457 (lyr.), 731 , S. OT 1490 .
2. trans.,bewail to oneself, πάθη . . πόλλ' ἔγωγ' ἐκλαυσάμην
; κλαιόμενα τάδε βρέφη σφαγάς
References Il. 24.619 Od. 10.201 Il. 8.364 Hdt. 3.119 A. Fr. 312 Il. 18.340 Ar. V. 1327 Nu. 58 933 E. Cyc. 554 Ar. Pax 1081 1277 Hyp. Dem.Fr. 10 D. 19.310 21.99 Theoc. 23.34 D.H. 4.70 Ev.Jo. 16.20 Man. 3.143 Od. 3.261 S. Tr. 153 AP 7.412 Alc. LXX Ps. 77(78).64 Ar. Nu. 1436 Lyc. 831 J. AJ 8.11.1 IG 14.2128 A. Ch. 687 S. OT 1490 Od. 20.92 Il. 19.297 18.340 Pl. R. 388b Arist. Pr. 900a20 D.C. 59.27 Sor. 1.107 Od. 16.216 Eust. 1799.57 1 Il. 2.263 Pl. 174 Id. Nu. 58 Id. Pax 255 A. Supp. 925 S. OT 401 1152 Ant. 754 E. Heracl. 270 Hipp. 1086 Ar. Nu. 58 Id. Pl. 62 Hdt. 4.127 Eup. 363 Ar. Ach. 1131 Id. Eq. 433 Id. Pl. 612 V. 584 Od. 1.363 Il. 20.210 A. Ag. 890 S. El. 1117 Plu. Alc. 33 Arr. Epict. 2.16.39 A. Th. 920 Id. Ch. 457 731 Id. Tr. 153 A. Ag. 1096 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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