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ἐπικλώθω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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ἐπῐ- (epi-, for) +‎ κλώθω (klṓthō, spin). Describes the action of the Fates, who spun the thread of each person's destiny.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἐπῐκλώθω (epiklṓthō)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, active voice or middle voice) to assign to, to destine [with dative ‘someone’, along with accusative ‘something’ or infinitive ‘to do something’]
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey, 1:16–18:
      ἀλλ’ ὅτε δὴ ἔτος ἦλθε περιπλομένων ἐνιαυτῶν,
      τῷ οἱ ἐπεκλώσαντο θεοὶ οἶκόνδε νέεσθαι
      εἰς Ἰθάκην,
      all’ hóte dḕ étos êlthe periploménōn eniautôn,
      tôi hoi epeklṓsanto theoì oîkónde néesthai
      eis Ithákēn,
      But when the year had finally come in the turning of time,
      in which the gods had destined [Odysseus] to return home
      to Ithaca,

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ἐπικλώθω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἐπικλώθω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἐπικλώθω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἐπικλώθω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963