ΧΕΛΥΤΤΕΙΝ, χελυττειν
CHELYTTEIN, chelyttein
Sounds Like: kheh-LOO-teen
Translations: to make a tortoise-shell, to make a lyre, to make a surgical instrument, to make a chelys
From the root: ΧΕΛΥΤΤΕΙΝ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an infinitive verb that means 'to make a chelys'. A 'chelys' (χελυς) could refer to a tortoise-shell, a lyre (often made from a tortoise-shell), or a specific type of surgical instrument. Therefore, the verb implies the act of constructing or fashioning one of these items. It is a very rare word, often found in technical or specialized texts.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:116
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΧΕΛΥΤΤΕΙΝ, appear in our texts.
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