1. κλαίω · klaiō — Beekes
to lament, bewail, weep over
The corpus record
κλαίω
klaio
to lament, bewail, weep over
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Joel 3 · 19.48/10k
- Tobias (cod. Vat. et Alex.) 10 · 19.04/10k
- Lamentationes 4 · 17.17/10k
- Against Epicrates and his Fellow-envoys 1 · 13.35/10k
- Susanna (LXX) 1 · 13.09/10k
- Seven Against Thebes 6 · 11.92/10k
- James 2 · 11.7/10k
- Ichneutae 2 · 11.63/10k
- Against Nausimachus and Xenopeithes 2 · 10.93/10k
- Ruth 2 · 10.42/10k
- Apollodorus Against Nicostratus 2 · 10/10k
- Ion 4 · 9.97/10k
Densest 12 of 106 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. κλαίω · klaiō — Chantraine
attesté depuis Hom
3. κλαίω · klaiō — Frisk
att
4. κλαίω · klaiō — LSJ
cry, wail, lament
Attestations
- κλαίεις · klaieis Iliad 1.362
- κλαίοντα · klaionta Iliad 2.263
- κλαίουσα · klaiousa Iliad 3.176
- κλαίειν · klaiein Iliad 7.427
- κλαίεσκε · klaieske Iliad 8.364
- κλαίοντε · klaionte Iliad 11.136
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 756; entry #3217
Review: Under source audit
OCR root-candidate values are withheld pending source verification, rights review, and scholarly review. No root, reconstruction, cognate, or historical relationship is asserted here.
- scan p. 552; entry #4025 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 897; entry #3029 Review: Under source audit
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