# κράζω
## Ancient Greek
### Etymology

Probably related to κρώζω (krṓzō, “I croak”) and κραυγή (kraugḗ, “cry”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /krǎːz.dɔː/ → /ˈkra.zo/ → /ˈkra.zo/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /krǎːz.dɔː/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /ˈkra.zo/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /ˈkra.zo/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /ˈkra.zo/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /ˈkra.zo/

### Verb

κρᾱ́ζω • (krā́zō)
* to scream, shriek, cry, bawl, shout
* to call, clamour for

#### Derived terms

* ἀνακράζω (anakrázō)
* ἀντικράζω (antikrázō)
* ἀποκράζω (apokrázō)
* διακράζω (diakrázō)
* ἐγκράζω (enkrázō)
* ἐκκράζω (ekkrázō)
* ἐπικράζω (epikrázō)
* κατακράζω (katakrázō)
* περικράζω (perikrázō)
* ὑπερκράζω (huperkrázō)

#### Related terms

* ἀκραγής (akragḗs)
* κέκραγμα (kékragma)
* κεκράκτης (kekráktēs)
* κραγέτης (kragétēs)
* κραγός (kragós)
* κρακτικός (kraktikós)

#### References

* “κράζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “κράζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
* κράζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
* Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
* G2896 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
* Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

## Greek
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek κράζω (krázō).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɾazo/
* Hyphenation: κρά‧ζω

### Verb

κράζω • (krázo) (past έκραξα, passive κράζομαι)
* (intransitive, without passive forms):
** (intransitive, of birds) to caw, croak, crow (make shrill or harsh sound, especially as of a crow, raven or rook)
    Ο κόρακας κράζει όλη νύχτα, ενοχλώντας αυτούς που προσπαθούν να κοιμηθούν.O kórakas krázei óli nýchta, enochlóntas aftoús pou prospathoún na koimithoún.The crow caws all night long, annoying those who are trying to sleep.
** (intransitive, figuratively, of humans) to roar, bellow, holler, yell, screech (shout out in a loud and/or annoying voice)
    Τι κράζει πάλι αυτή η χαζή δίπλα;Ti krázei páli aftí i chazí dípla?What's that silly one next door hollering about again?
** (transitive, figuratively) to call over, cry out for
    Με έκραξε από απέναντι νά ’ρθω.Me ékraxe apó apénanti ná ’rtho.He called me over from opposite.
* (transitive, colloquial, with passive forms and participle):
** (transitive, figuratively, colloquial) to rip to shreds, shout down, boo (criticize severely)
    Όλες οι εφημερίδες βγήκαν να τον κράξουν γι’ αυτό που είπε.Óles oi efimerídes vgíkan na ton kráxoun gi’ aftó pou eípe.All the papers came out and ripped him to shreds over what he said.

#### Synonyms

* (caw, crow): κρώζω (krózo)
* (roar, bellow): κραυγάζω (kravgázo), ξεφωνίζω (xefonízo)
* (rip to shreds, boo): αποδοκιμάζω (apodokimázo), γιουχαΐζω (giouchaḯzo)

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “roar, bellow”): σιγομιλώ (sigomiló, “talk quietly”), ψιθυρίζω (psithyrízo, “whisper”)

#### Related terms

* κραγμένος (kragménos, “flaming, camp”)
* κραυγή f (kravgí, “cry, roar, shout, yell”)