εκτελώ
Appearance
See also: ἐκτελῶ
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Verb
[edit]εκτελώ • (ekteló) (past εκτέλεσα/εξετέλεσα, passive εκτελούμαι, p‑past εκτελέστηκα/εκτελέσθηκα, ppp εκτελεσμένος)
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
Conjugation
[edit]εκτελώ, εκτελούμαι
Synonyms
[edit]- (carry out): πραγματοποιώ (pragmatopoió), επιτελώ (epiteló)
- (kill): θανατώνω (thanatóno), σκοτώνω (skotóno)
- (perform): ερμηνεύω (erminévo), παίζω (paízo)
Related terms
[edit]- 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”)
References
[edit]- ^ εκτελώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Greek terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Greek learned borrowings from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Greek semantic loans from French
- Greek terms derived from French
- Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Greek lemmas
- Greek verbs
- Greek transitive verbs
- Greek terms with usage examples
- el:Law
- el:Music
- Greek verbs - uncategorised
- el:Capital punishment