Kleas

The Seba library treats Kleas in 5 passages, across 1 author (including Beekes, Robert).

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KAtO� [n.] 'rumour, fame, renown, reputation' (ll.). <!IE *kleu-s- 'word, fame'

This passage provides the canonical etymological entry for Kleas, tracing it directly to PIE *kleu-s- and documenting its full derivational family including κλεινός, κλεηδών, and related denominative verbs.

Beekes, Robert, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, 2010thesis

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KaA£W [v.] 'to call, call by name, name' (11.). <!IE *klh,- 'call'

This entry establishes the verbal root cognate to Kleas, demonstrating the shared Indo-European heritage of calling, naming, and renown within the same semantic and etymological network.

Beekes, Robert, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, 2010supporting

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KAflpo<; [m.] 'lot, allotment, inheritance, piece of ground' (n.), '(Christian) clergy' (Just.).

The entry for kleros, while etymologically distinct, appears in immediate proximity to Kleas in the dictionary, sharing the kl- root cluster and illustrating the semantic range of allotment and designation as counterparts to fame and proclamation.

Beekes, Robert, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, 2010supporting

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KAayyq [f.] '(shrill) sound, cry of an animal, etc.' (ll.). <!( EUR?, ONOM?

The entry for klangē, a term for shrill cry or sound, appears contextually adjacent and illustrates the broader phonosemantic field of voiced proclamation and resonance that surrounds the Kleas cluster.

Beekes, Robert, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, 2010aside

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KAU!1VO'TijO'at [v.] . �o�am, KaAEam 'to cry aloud, call' (H.).

This entry for a verb meaning 'to cry aloud, call' sits adjacent to Kleas-related material and contributes to the lexical environment of vocal proclamation, though its Pre-Greek origin distances it from the Indo-European fame-cluster.

Beekes, Robert, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, 2010aside

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