1. τέλλω · tellō — Beekes
to achieve, perform
The corpus record
τέλλω
tello
to achieve, perform
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Distribution
- Ichneutae 2 · 11.63/10k
- Electra 9 · 10.37/10k
- Oedipus at Colonus 10 · 9.66/10k
- Against Euthynus 1 · 9.17/10k
- Seven Against Thebes 4 · 7.95/10k
- Oedipus Tyrannus 7 · 7.57/10k
- Libation Bearers 4 · 7.44/10k
- Agamemnon 6 · 7.4/10k
- Trachiniae 5 · 6.88/10k
- James 1 · 5.85/10k
- Alcibiades 2 2 · 4.69/10k
- Hippias Minor 2 · 4.59/10k
Densest 12 of 65 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. τέλλω · tellō — Chantraine
ομαι, aor
3. τέλλω · tellō — Frisk
2
4. τέλλω · tellō — Frisk
vollbringen, verrichten
5. τέλλω · tellō — LSJ
accomplish
Attestations
- ἔτελλε · etelle Iliad 1.25
- τελέεσθαι · teleesthai Iliad 1.204
- ἔτελλε · etelle Iliad 1.326
- ἔτελλε · etelle Iliad 1.379
- τελέεσθαι · teleesthai Iliad 2.36
- τελεῖται · teleitai Iliad 2.330
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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. 1513; entry #6001 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1120; entry #7902 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1842; entry #5586 Review: Under source audit
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