καθιδρ-ύω, causal ofκαθέζομαι,
A. make to sit down, Ὀδυσῆα καθίδρυε
Od. 20.257
;μακάρων ἐς αἶαν σὸν καθιδρύσει βίον will carrythee to the land of the Blest that thou mayst live there, E. Ba. 1339 :— Pass. ,sit down, settle, Ar. Av. 45 ;ἐν πόλει, ἐν τῷ ὄρει, Pl. Sph. 224d , Th. 4.46 ;κ. ἐς Ἀργώ take one's seatin . . , Theoc. 13.28 ;to be quartered, of troops, PLond. 3.1313.11
(vi A.D.).
2. establish, place,ἐν τοῖς τιμιωτέροις τὸ τιμιώτερον(sc.τὴν καρδίαν) καθίδρυκεν ἡ φύσις
Arist. PA 665b20
;ἐφ' ἑνὸς τόπου κ. τὴν ἱστορίαν to limitit, D.H. Th. 6 :— Pass. ,κ. ἐς τὴν ἑωυτῶν Χώρην to be restored, replaced, Hp. Fract. 31 , cf. Prorrh. 2.19 ;ἐν αἷς[ἱστορίαις] καθιδρῦσθαι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ὑπολαμβάνομεν
D.H. 1.1
.
3. consecrate, dedicate,aor. 1
Med.
καθιδρῡσάμην