κροτέω

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) (ML)