κροτέω

kroteōVerbG8104

to clap

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1.to make to rattle, of horses, *ὄχεα κροτέοντες *rattling them along, (Iliad by Homer)
2.to knock, strike, smite, (Herdotus Historicus); *κροτεῖν τὰς χεῖρας *or *τὼ χεῖρε *to clap the hands, (Herdotus Historicus): absolute to clap, applaud, (Xenophon Historicus), etc.
3.of a smith, to hammer or weld together, (Plato Philosophus):—;Pass. to be wrought by the hammer ; metaphorically, *ἐξ ἀπάτας κεκροταμένος *one mass of trickery, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus)
4.intransitive to make a rattling noise, (Aristotle Philosopher)

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