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κλάω

κλάω, to break, break off

κλάω2, [weep > κλαίω]

κλάω (A) [ᾰ], impf. ἔκλων (κατ-) Il. 20.227, (ἀν-) Th. 2.76: fut. κλάσω [ᾰ] J. AJ 10.11.3, Luc. DDeor. 19[11].1: aor. 1 ἔκλᾰσα, Ep. κλάσε Od. 6.128, κατά-κλασσε Theoc. 25.147:—Med., poet. aor. κλάσσατο AP 7.124 (Diog. Laert.):—Pass., fut. κλασθήσομαι Arist. Mete. 373a5: aor. ἐκλάσθην Il. 11.584: pf. κέκλασμαι Arist. APo. 76b9, etc.: aor. 2 part. κλάς (as if from κλῆμι) Anacr. 153:—
  • break, break off, ἐξ ὕλης πτόρθον κλάσε Od. 6.128; ἐκλάσθη δὲ δόναξ Il. 11.584; break off the luxuriant shoots of the vine, Thphr. CP 1.15.1 (Pass.), Gal. 6.134, Longus 3.29, etc.; κ. ἄρτον 1 Ep.Cor. 10.16, cf. 11.24 (Pass.).
      • 2 Geom., deflect, inflect, usu. of drawing a straight line ‘broken back’ at a line or surface, κλάσαι εὐθεῖαν τὴν ΑΓΒ ἐν λόγῳ τῷ δοθέντι Papp. 904.17; ἀπὸ δύο σημείων τῶν B, E κλάσαι τὴν ΒΝΞΕ Id. 122.3:—more freq. in Pass., Arist. APo. 1.c.; ἡ κεκλασμένη (sc. γραμμή) Id. Ph. 228b24; αἱ κλώμεναι εὐθεῖαι Apollon.Perg. Con. 2.52; ἐὰν ἀπὸ τῶν σημείων κλασθῶσιν ib. 3.52; κεκλάσθω Euc. 3.20, al.; of visual rays, Arist. Mete. 377b22, Pr. 912b29; of arteries, Gal. 9.84: generally, καμπαῖς κεκλασμένας ὑποπορεύσεις Plu. Sollert. 2.968b; κεκλ. στολίδες ib. Adul. 64a; τὰ κλώμενα τῶν ῥευμάτων their broken courses, ib. QConv. 747d.
      • 3 metaph., break, weaken, frustrate, τὴν ἐλπίδα J. BJ 3.7.13, cf. Epigr.Gr. 348 (Cios): in pf. part. Pass., κεκλασμένη φωνή weak, effeminate voice, Hp. Epid. 7.80, Arist. Phgn. 813a35 (also of the Sirenʼs song, Vett.Val. 108.28, cf. κ. ἀοιδή 242.10); τὰ κεκλ. τῶν ὀμμάτων enfeebled eyes, Arist. Phgn. 808a9; κεκλ. μέλη varied by modulation, Plu. Mus. 2.1138c; ῥυθμὸς κεκλ. broken rhythm, Longin. 41.1; τὸ κεκλ. καὶ παντοδαπόν (sc. τῆς λέξεως) Phld. Rh. 1.198 S.
        • b of emotion, ἐκλάσθην πρὸς ἔλεον J. Vit. 43.
κλάω (B) [ᾱ], Att. for κλαίω (q.v.).

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