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Gloss κᾰθαίρω , fut. κᾰθᾰρῶ X. Oec. 18.6 , prob. in Pl. Lg. 735b , etc.: aor. 1 ἐκάθηρα Od. 20.152 , Th. 3.104 , Hp. Mul. 1.47 , IG 22.1672.47 ( ἀνα- ), Theoc. 5.119 , etc.; ἐκάθᾱρα is found in codd. of Ant
κᾰθαίρω,fut.
A.
κᾰθᾰρῶ
X. Oec. 18.6
, prob. in Pl. Lg. 735b , etc.:aor. 1
ἐκάθηρα
Od. 20.152
, Th. 3.104 , Hp. Mul. 1.47 , IG 22.1672.47 (ἀνα-), Theoc. 5.119 , etc.;ἐκάθᾱραis found in codd. of Antipho 6.37 , X. An. 5.7.35 , Hp. Acut. (Sp.) 11 , and commonly in later Gr., Thphr. Char. 16.7 , BCH 6.23 (Delos,ii B.C.), (ἀνα-) PPetr. 3p.141
(iii B.C.), (συνανα-) IG 11(2).163
A 56 (Delos,iii B.C.), cf.διακαθαίρω, ἐκκαθαίρω, etc., and Phryn. 16 ;v.infr. Med. :pf. κεκάθαρκα(ἐκ-) Sch. Ar. Pax 752 :— Med. ,fut.
καθαροῦμαι
Pl. Cra. 396e
, Hp. Morb. 2.38 (in pass. sense, ib. 2.13 , Nat.Mul. 13 , Mul. 2.160 ):aor.
Close Browse lexicon entries , Hp. Epid. 5.43 , Pl. Lg. 868a , IG 11(2).146
A 78 (Delos,iv B.C.), 153.9 , 154
A 37 (ibid.,iii B.C.); laterἐκαθᾱράμηνib. 146
(iv B.C.), Inscr.Délos 290.79 , al.(iii B.C.), etc., (ἀνα-) IG 22.1668.8
ap. Orib. 7.26.64 , Gal. 7.222 :aor.
, Th. 3.104 , Hp. Epid. 5.2 , etc. (aor. 2 ἀποκαθαρῇisf.l. in
, Pl. Phd. 69c , etc.: (καθαρός):
I. cleanse, of things, καθήρατε δὲ κρητῆρας
; τραπέζας ὕδατ ι . . καθαίρειν
; καθήραντες χρόα καλὸν ὕδατι
l.c., Thphr. l.c.; of wounds, Hp. Ulc. 6 , al. (cf. καθαιρέω
): c. gen., ἵππον αὐχμηρᾶς τριχός
;γῆν clearof weeds, ib. 20.11 , cf. PLille 5.24
(iii B.C.), etc.;χρυσόν purify, refine, Pl. Plt. 303d : metaph.,purge, cleara land of monsters and robbers, S. Tr. 1012 (hex.), 1061 , Plu. Thes. 7 ; κ.λῃστηρίων τὴν ἐπαρχίαν
: c.acc. cogn., καθαρμὸν κ.
:— Pass. , τὴν νηδὺν ἀνασχισθεῖσαν καὶ καθαρθεῖσαν
2. in religious sense,purify, [δέπας] ἐκάθηρε θεείῳby fumigating with sulphur, Il. 16.228 ;κ. τινὰ φόνου purifyhimfromblood, Hdt. 1.44 , cf. Berl.Sitzb. 1927.160 (Cyrene);Δῆλον κ. Hdt. 1.64 , cf. Th. 1.8 ;στόλον κ., Lat.classem lustrare, App. BC 5.96 : abs., IG 5(1).1390.68 (Andania,i B.C.):— Med. ,purify oneself, get purified, Hdt. 4.73 ; οἱ φιλοσοφίᾳ καθηράμενοι
, cf. Phdr. 243a , Cra. 396e ; καθαίρεσθαι καθαρμούς
;καθήρασθαι στόμα keep one'stonguepure, A. Fr. 354 :— Pass. , κεκαθαρμένος καὶ τετελεσμένος
3. Medic.,purge, evacuate, either by purgatives or emetics, κ. κάτω ἢ ἄνω
( Pass. ), cf. Thphr. HP 9.11.11 , etc.:— Med. , κατὰ κύστιν ἐκαθήρατο
:— Pass. , ib. 5.2 , etc.; also of menstruation, Id. Superf. 33 ; of the after-birth,τὰ λοχεῖα κ. Id. Mul. 1.78 ;καθαίρων,ὁ , name forἶρις, Ps.- Dsc. 1.1 .
4. prunea tree,i.e.clearit of superfluous wood, Ev.Jo. 15.2 .
5. sift, winnowgrain, PTeb. 373.10
6. metaph., = μαστιγόω , Theoc. 5.119 .
II. of the thing removed by purification,purge away, wash off, λύματα πάντα κάθηρεν
; ἐπεὶ πλῦνάν τε κάθηράν τε ῥύπα πάντα
: metaph.,φόνον κ. A. Ch. 74 (lyr.); also perh.,clear up, explainan action, τὴν σύστασιν
III. c. dupl. acc.,αἷμα κάθηρον . . Σαρπηδόνα cleansehimofblood,washthe bloodoffhim, Il. 16.667 :— Pass. ,καθαίρομαι γῆραςIam purged ofold age, A. Fr. 45 ; ὁ καθαρθεὶς τὸν φόνον
References X. Oec. 18.6 Pl. Lg. 735b Od. 20.152 Th. 3.104 Hp. Mul. 1.47 IG 22.1672.47 Theoc. 5.119 Antipho 6.37 X. An. 5.7.35 Hp. Acut. 11 Thphr. Char. 16.7 BCH 6.23 PPetr. 3p.141 IG 11(2).163 A 56 Phryn. 16 Ar. Pax 752 Pl. Cra. 396e Hp. Morb. 2.38 2.13 Nat.Mul. 13 Mul. 2.160 A. Fr. 354 Hp. Epid. 5.43 Pl. Lg. 868a IG 11(2).146 A 78 153.9 154 22.439 24.44 Antipho Thphr. Hp. Ulc. 6 11.6 S. Fr. 475 20.11 PLille 5.24 Pl. Plt. 303d S. Tr. 1012 1061 Plu. Thes. 7 Id. Mar. 6 Hdt. 4.71 Il. 16.228 Hdt. 1.44 Berl.Sitzb. 1927.160 Hdt. 1.64 Th. 1.8 App. BC 5.96 IG 5(1).1390.68 Hdt. 4.73 Pl. Phd. 114c Phdr. 243a Cra. 396e Id. Lg. 868e Pl. Phd. 69c Hp. Mul. 1.64 Thphr. HP 9.11.11 Hp. Epid. 1.15 5.2 Id. Superf. 33 Id. Mul. 1.78 Dsc. 1.1 Ev.Jo. 15.2 PTeb. 373.10 Il. 14.171 Od. 6.93 D.C. 37.52 A. Ch. 74 Epicur. Nat. 66G. 73G. Il. 16.667 A. Fr. 45 Hdt. 1.43 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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