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κλάζω

klazo

make a sharp piercing sound

Appears 17 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κλάζω, fut. κλάγξω A. Pers. 948 (lyr.): aor.1 ἔκλαγξα Il. 1.46, A. Ag. 201 (lyr.): aor.2 ἔκλᾰγον h.Pan. 14, B. 16.127, Theoc. 17.71, etc.: pf. κέκλαγγα X. Cyn. 3.9, 6.23; subj. κεκλάγγω Ar. V. 929; Dor. κέκλᾱγα Alcm. 7; part. κεκληγώς, pl. κεκλήγοντες Il. 17.756, -ῶτες v.l.ib. 16.430, κεκλαγώς Plu. Tim. 26:—Pass., fut.κεκλάγξομαι Ar. V. 930:— A. make a sharp piercing sound: 1. of birds, scream, οὐκ ἴδον . . , ἀλλὰ κλάγξαντος (sc. ἐρῳδιοῦ) ἄκουσαν Il. 10.276; of starlings and daws, οὖλον κεκλήγοντες 17.756, etc.; γεράνου φωνὴν ἐνιαύσια κεκληγυίης Hes. Op. 449; of the eagle, Il. 12.207, S. Ant. 112 (lyr.), cf. OT 966, etc. 2. of dogs, bark, bay, οἱ μὲν κεκλήγοντες ἐπέδραμον Od. 14.30, cf. Ar. V. 929, X. ll.cc., etc. 3. of things, as of arrows in the quiver, clash, rattle, ἔκλαγξαν δʼ ἄρʼ ὀϊστοί Il. 1.46; of the wind, whistle, αἶψα γὰρ ἦλθε κεκληγὼς Ζέφυρος Od. 12.408; of wheels, creak, A. Th. 205 (lyr.): c.acc. cogn., κλάζουσι κώδωνες φόβον ring forth terror, ib.386; τί νέον ἔκλαγε σάλπιγξ . . ἀοιδάν; B. 17.3; of the sea, roar, ἔκλαγεν δὲ πόντος Id. 16.127; of the musician, κιθάρᾳ κλάζεις παιᾶνας μέλπων E. Ion 905 (lyr.); of Pan on his pipes, h.Pan. 14; κλάζεις μέλισμα λύρας (of the τέττιξ) AP 7.196 (Mel.). 4. of men, shout, scream, ὀξέα κεκληγώς Il. 2.222, 17.88: c. acc. cogn., shout aloud, ring forth, κλάζοντες Ἄρη A. Ag. 48 (anap.); γόον Id. Pers. 948 (lyr.); Ζεὺς ἔκλαγξε βροντάν pealed forth thunder, Pi. P. 4.23; also ἔκλαγξε κέαρ ὀλοαῖσι στοναχαῖς Id. Pae. 8.20. 5. less freq. of articulate sound, ἄλλο μῆχαρ . . μάντις ἔκλαγξεν shrieked forth another remedy, A. Ag. 201 (lyr.); Ζῆνα . . ἐπινίκια κλάζων sounding loudly the song of victory in honour of Z., ib.174 (lyr.).
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