κατά-δῠσις,εως,ἡ,
A. dipping: hence,setting, of stars, in pl., Hipparch. 2.6.1 , Ptol. Tetr. 140 : metaph.,κ. εὐλογιστίας, opp.ἀνατολὴ ἀφροσύνης, Ph. 1.415 .
2. of a river,descent intoan underground course, Str. 8.8.4 .
3. generally,going down into, descent, Luc. VH 1.33 .
II. hiding-place, hole, Id. Am. 34 , Ph. 1.315 , Ath. 11 . 477d , Gal. 11.167 (pl.).
2. depth, Sm. Ps. 68(69).3 .
3.
= θαλάμη , Erot.
s.v. ὕποφρον .
III. present world(as subject todecline), Aq. Ps. 16(17).14 , Id., Sm. Ps. 48(49).2 ; so ofhuman life, Aq. Ps. 38 ( 39 ). 6 .
IV. rendering of Hebr.miphleseth'a thing to shudder at', LXX 3 Ki. 15.13 .
V. ( καταδύω
11.2
)duckingof the head in a bath, Orib. Fr. 48 .