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κλύω

I.to hear, Hom., etc.; κλύειν τί τινος to hear a thing from a person, Il., etc.; then, κλύειν τινος to hear him, id=Il.; κλ. τι to hear it, Od., etc.:—c. gen. objecti, to hear of a person or thing, Soph.
2.to perceive generally, know, Od., Hes.
II.to give ear to, attend to, τινός Hom., etc.; the imperat. is esp. used in prayers, give ear to me, hear me, κλῦθί μευ, Ἀργυρότοξε Il.; κέκλυτέ μευ, θεοί id=Il.:—also c. dat. to listen to, obey, Hes., etc.
III.in Trag. like ἀκούω V. to be called or spoken of so and so, with an adv., εὖ or κακῶς κλύειν.

Liddell and Scott. An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1889.

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