- κτείνω
- to slay
- to kill, slay , [8th/7th c.BC], etc.; of animals, to slaughter , [8th/7th c.BC]; Οὖτις με κτείνει δόλωι seeks to kill me (the force of the pres. tense), [8th/7th c.BC]; ὁ κτανών the slayer, murderer , [6th/5th c.BC]; οἱ κτανόντες [6th/5th c.BC]:—; to put to death by law, [Refs 5th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC]—;In attic θνήσκω or ἀποθνήσκω is used for the Pass. (ML)