ἀκάτειος,ον, prop.
A. belonging to an ἄκατος, q. v.; esp. ἀ. ἱστός foremast,
IG 2.793
, etc.;ἀ. κεραίαyard belonging thereto, ib., cf. Poll. 1.91 .
II. Subst. ἀκάτειον,τό , (sc.ἱστίον)small sail, opp.τὰ μεγάλα ἱστία, X. HG 6.2.27 , Epicr. 10 (with play on ἄκατος
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), cf. Luc. Lex. 15 , J. Tr. 46 , Hist. Conscr. 45 ;ἄρασθαι τὸ ἀ., i.e.take to flight, prob. l. forἀκάτιονin Epicur. Fr. 163 , cf. Ar. Lys. 64 .