εκτελώ

See also: ἐκτελῶ

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἐκτελῶ (ektelô, “complete, bring to an end”), contracted form of ἐκτελέω (ekteléō) from ἐκ (ek, “from, out of”) + τέλος (télos, “completion, end”) & 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) 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) 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) 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 - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “εκτελώ”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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