καταφερ-ής,ές,
A. going down,εὖτ' ἂν κ. γίνηται ὁ
ἥλιοςwhen the sun isnear setting, Hdt. 2.63 ; of ground,sloping, X. Cyn. 10.9 , PLille 1v1
(iii B.C.);κ. ἐπί τι inclinedtowards . . , Hp. Art. 57 ;πρός τι, opp.εὐθεῖα, ib. 75 ;κ. φυγή downhill, Plb. 2.68.7 ;κ. κοιλία, ofdiarrhoea, Dieuch. ap. Orib. 4.7.21 : metaph.,headlong, rapid, ῥύσις τῆς λέξεως
D.H. Dem. 40
.
II. inclined, prone, esp. to sen- sual pleasures,εἰς λίθων βολάςprob. in Phld. Ir. p.31 W.;πρὸς οἶνον, πρὸς τἀφροδίσια, Plu. Alex. 23 , Ath. 13.589d : abs.,lecherous, D.L. 4.40 , Sor. 1.38 ( Comp. ), Phot.
s.v. μύραινα : freq. writtenκατωφερής(q. v.).