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καθίζω, Ion.
κατ-,impf.
A.
κάθιζον
Il. 3.426
,al.; in Prose ἐκάθιζον
X. HG 5.4.6
, Din. 2.13 :fut.
καθέσω
Eup. 12.11
D. ;καθίσω(intr.) Apollod. Com. 5 ; Ion.
κατίσω(trans.) Hdt. 4.190 ; Att. also καθιῶ
X. An. 2
.
1.4 , D. 24.25 , 39.11 , IG 22.778.13
(iii B.C.); Dor.
καθιξῶ
Bion Fr. 10.16
Close Browse lexicon entries , al.,subj. καθέσω h.Ap.ap. Th. 3.104 ;inf.
(v/iv B.C.); poet. κάθεσσα
codd.; thisaor. καθεῖσαhas Ms. authority in E. Hipp. 31 (ἐγκαθ-, Med. ), Ph. 1188 , Hdt. 1.88 , 4.79 , Th. 7.82 , but we also find Ep.
κάτ-(for whichκάθεσα, κάτεσον, etc., shd. perh. be restored), Il. 19.280 ( v.l. κάθεσαν ), al., Hdt. 1.89 , 2.126 , καθῖσα
, Th. 6.66 (leg.καθεῖσα), later ἐκάθῐσα
, Men. 544 , etc., cf. Poll. 3.89 ; also Ep.
,subj. καθίξῃib. 51 ; latepart. καθιζήσας,subj. -ζήσῃ, D.C. 54.30 , 37.27 :pf.
, Ep.Hebr. 12.2 , A.D. Synt. 323.23 :— Med. ,impf.
, Euthd. 278b , (προσ-) Aeschin. 3.167 , later καθίσομαι
(Delos,iii B. C.), Hsch. , (ἐπ-, παρ-) Th. 4.130 codd., D. 33.14 ; Ep.
, 1219 :— Pass. ,aor. 1 part.
I. causal,make to sit down, seat, ἄλλους μὲν κάθισον Τρῶας
; ς' ἐπ' ἐμοῖσιν ἐγὼ γούνεσσι καθίσσας
; τὴν μὲν . . καθεῖσεν ἐπὶ θρόνου
; κατίσαι τινὰ ἐπ' οἰκήματος
.έ; καθιεῖν τινα εἰς τὸν θρόνον, i.e. to make him king, X. An. 2.1.4 ; ἐπὶ θρόνον
2. set, place, τὸν μὲν . . καθεῖσεν ἐπ' ἠϊόεντι Σκαμάνδρῳ
; Κρόνον . . Ζεὺς γαίης νέρθε καθεῖσε
; καθίζειν τινὰ εἰς δόμον
;κ. στρατόν encampit, Id. Heracl. 664 , cf. Th. 4.90 ; κ. τὸ στράτευμα ἐς Χωρίον ἐπιτήδειον
; σύλλογον εἰς Χωρίον κ., Χωρὶς μὲν τοὺς ὁπλίτας, Χωρὶς δὲ τοὺς ἱππέας
b. postwatchers, guards, etc., σκοπὸς ὅν ῥα καθεῖσεν Αἴγισθος
;κατίσαι φυλάκους setguards, Hdt. 1.89 , cf. X. Cyr. 2.2.14 ; ἄλλους κάτισον ἀγαγὼν κατὰ τὰς . . πύλας
: rarely of things, τι ἐπὶ τηγάνοις
3. set up, ἀνδριάντα κάθεσσαν
codd.:— Med. , καθέσσασθαι
4. causean assembly, court, etc.,to take their seats, convene, ἀγορὰς ἠμὲν λύει ἠδὲ καθίζει
;ὅταν καθέσωσιν ἀγῶνα h.Ap.ap. Th. 3.104 ; κ. τὸ δικαστήριον
, cf. D. 39.11 , IG 22.778.13 ; νομοθέτας
, prob. in Id. 3.10 ; butκ. τινὶ δικαστήν appointa judge to try a person, Pl. Lg. 874a ; ἐάν τε Χιλίους ἐάν θ' ὁποσουσοῦν ἡ πόλις καθίσῃ
;constitute, establish, δικαστήρια
; βουλὴν ἐπίσκοπον πάντων
5. put into a certain condition, esp. in the phraseκλαίοντά τινα κ sethim aweeping,κλάοντα καθέσω ς' Eup. l.c., cf. Pl. Ion 535e , X. Cyr. 2.2.15 ; but ib. 14
κλαίειν τινὰ κ.to makehim weep: for Theoc. 1.51 , v. ἀκράτιστος .
6. marry, γυναῖκας ἀλλοτρίας
II. intr.,take one's seat, sit, abs., Il. 3.394 , etc.;μετ' ἀθανάτοισι, ἐν θρόνοισι καθίζειν, 15.50 , Od. 8.422 ;ἐν[θώκοισι] Hdt. 1.181 ;ἐπὶ τοῖς ἐργαστηρίοιςorτῶν -ίων, Isoc. 18.9 , 7.15 ; ἐπὶ σκίμποδα
(butκ. ἐπὶ κώπην, of rowers, Ar. Ra. 197 ); of suppliants, κ. ἐπὶ τὸν βωμόν
: in Poets also c. acc., κ. τρίποδα
, El. 980 ;βωμόν, ὀμφαλόν, ἱερά, Id. HF 48 , Ion 6 , 1317 .
2. sit, recline at meals, X. Cyr. 8.4.2 .
3. sit as judge, Hdt. 1.97 , 5.25 , Pl. Lg. 659b , Ph. 1.382 ;hold a session, of theπρόεδροι, D. 24.89 , cf. Hermes 17.5 (Delos).
( 3.1 );ἐν πόλειib. Ne. 11.1 .
5. settle, sink down, ἐπὶ τὰ ἰσχία καθίσαι τὼ ἵππω
; καθίσας ὁ φελλὸς ἀνοίξει τὸν κρουνόν
6. of ships,run aground, be stranded, Plb. 1.39.3 , Str. 2.3.4 .
Med. in intr.sense, Il. 19.50 (in tmesi), Theoc. 15.3 , etc.; εἰς τὸν αὐτὸν θᾶκον
;ἐὰν δὲ καθίζεσθαι κελεύσῃif he order themto take their seats(among the spectators in the theatre), D. 21.56 (nisi leg.καθέζεσθαι, as also ib. 162 , both readings are found ib. 119 ); καθίζεσθαι ἢ κατακλινῆναι
2. of birds,settle, alight, Arist. HA 614b23 .
3. leave goods purchasedin a market, SIG 975.6 (Delos,iii B.C.).-- Att. in this signf. acc. to Hsch.
References Il. 3.426 X. HG 5.4.6 Din. 2.13 Eup. 12.11 D. Apollod. 5 Hdt. 4.190 X. An. 2 1.4 D. 24.25 39.11 IG 22.778.13 Bion Fr. 10.16 Il. 18.389 Th. 3.104 IG 22.46 21 25 Pi. P. 5.42 E. Hipp. 31 Ph. 1188 Hdt. 1.88 4.79 Th. 7.82 Il. 19.280 Hdt. 1.89 2.126 Ar. Ra. 911 Th. 6.66 Il. 3.68 6.360 9.488 3.382 18.389 Hdt. 2.121 X. An. 2.1.4 Phld. Vit. p.22 J. Il. 5.36 2.549 14.204 E. Ion 1541 Id. Heracl. 664 Th. 4.90 Id. 6.66 Pl. Lg. 755e Od. 4.524 X. Cyr. 2.2.14 Hdt. 3.155 Plu. Publ. 19 Pherecr. 127 Anacr. 111 A.R. 4.1219 Od. 2.69 Ar. V. 305 D. 39.11 Id. 3.10 Pl. Lg. 874a D. 21.223 Pl. Plt. 298e Plu. Sol. 19 Eup. Pl. Ion 535e X. Cyr. 2.2.15 14 Theoc. 1.51 LXX Ne. 13.27 23 Il. 3.394 15.50 Od. 8.422 Hdt. 1.181 Isoc. 18.9 7.15 Ar. Nu. 254 Arist. HA 614a34 Ar. Ra. 197 Th. 1.126 Lys. 13.24 D.S. 17.115 E. Ion 366 El. 980 Id. HF 48 Ion 6 1317 X. Cyr. 8.4.2 Hdt. 1.97 5.25 Pl. Lg. 659b Ph. 1.382 D. 24.89 Hermes 17.5 LXX Ru. 2.23 3.1 Ne. 11.1 Pl. Phdr. 254c Hero Spir. 1.20 Plb. 1.39.3 Str. 2.3.4 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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