καθεκ-τός,ή,όν, (κατέχω)
A. to be held back, checked, θρασὺς καὶ βδελυρὸς καὶ οὐδὲ κ. ἔτι
D. 21.2
, cf. Plu. Fab. 10 , Pomp. 66 ;τῶν πραγμάτων οὐκέτι πολλοῖς ὄντων καθεκτῶνsince powercouldnotbe retained in the hands ofmany, Id. Brut. 47 ;ἐν τῷ κ. εἶναιtocontainoneself, Philostr. Im. 2.6 .Adv. οὐ -τῶς so asnotto be restrained, μάχεσθαι
Id. Her. 10.5
.
II. in the grip of, λούπησι χαλεπῆσιν
Corinn. Supp. 1.28
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