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καταχορ-χρέομαι
SIG 672.32
(ii B.C.), al.:fut.-
A.
χρήσομαι
Pl. Mx. 247b
:pf.-κέχρημαιboth in act. and pass. senses (v.infr.):aor.-εχρήσθην(v.infr. 11.4 ):—make full use of, apply,τινὶ εἰς . . , ἐπί . . , πρός τι, Pl. Lg. 700c , R. 520a , Cra. 426e ;μάρτυσι κ. πρὸς τὸ. . Id. Phlb. 51a ; κ. ἡ φύσις ἐν παρέργῳ τῇ . . ἀναπνοῇ πρὸς τὴν ὄσφρησιν
Arist. Resp. 473a23
, cf. Sens. 444a25 ;λόγους . . οἷσπερ νυνὶ κατακέχρηται(in act. sense) D. 35.44 ; ἐν καιρῷ [πράξεσι] κ.
Isoc. 4.9
; κενῇ προφάσει ταύτῃ κατεχρῶ
D. 18.150
: c. acc., τὴν . . ὑπερβολὴν ἐπὶ βοήθειαν κ. ἡ φύσις
Arist. PA 663b33
; σχολὴν ἐς ἀκρόασιν
Close Browse lexicon entries (iv B.C.), cf. J. BJ 5.9.1 : abs. inpf. part.in pass. sense,ἐξεύρημα . . Ἀθήνησιν . . κατακεχρημένον ἐν συμποσίοις ἰδίᾳ 'στίisfashionableat private banquets there, Amphis 14.4 .
II. do what one likes witha person or thing, καταχρήσασθέ μοι, εἰ δοκῶ τοιοῦτος εἶναι
2. use up, consume, of money, etc., c. acc., Lys. 19.22 (bis); στέαρ
(iii B.C.); τὰ κρέα ἐν τὰν δαμοθοινίαν
A 7 (Delph.,ii B.C.);lay out, applymoney, εἴς τι
, IG 9(1).694.34 (Corc.,ii B.C.), 12(1).155.86 (Rhodes);ἐνταῦθαon this, D. 47.50 :pf.in act. sense, ὅσα κατακέχρημαι Ἀθήνησι
:— Pass. ,to be spent, consumed, Isoc. 4.74 ; πλίνθου τῆς -χρησθείσης εἰς τοὺς τοίχους
3. misuse, abuse, D. 19.277 : c. dat., τῇ τῶν προγόνων δόξῃ μὴ -χρησόμενοι
l.c.;κ. ὀνόματι useitin a wrong sense, misapplyit, Arist. Cael. 270b24 , Phld. Rh. 1.43
S. , cf. Str. 5.1.2 (also abs., Phld. Rh. 1.59
S. ;fall into an error, Olymp. in Mete. 279.11 ): c.acc., κ. τὴν σχολὴν εἰς τοῦτο
Com. 4 ; τοῦ ἀρχαίου τι κ. misappropriate,
4. of persons, in bad sense,make away with, destroy, kill, c. acc., Hdt. 1.82 , 117 , 4.146 , al., Plb. 1.85.1 :— Pass. ,aor.-χρησθῆναι, ἐδέοντό μιν κ.requested that he mightbe put to death, Hdt. 9.120 .
III. pretend, allege,ὡς. . D. 43.39 ;ὅτι. . Id. 48.44 .
καταχράωonly Ion. , used only in3 sg.,ἀντὶ λόφου ἡ λοφιὴ κατέχραthe manesufficed themfor a crest, Hdt. 7.70 ; elsewh. impers.,it suffices,οὐδέ οἱ καταχρήσει . . ὑμέων ἀπέχεσθαιnorwill he be satisfiedto keep his hands off you, Id. 4.118 ;ὥς οἱ καταχρᾷ εἰ βούλονταιthatit is sufficientfor him, if . . , Id. 1.164 ;καταχρήσει it will suffice, Phoen. 2.21 .
References Pl. Mx. 247b 11.4 Pl. Lg. 700c R. 520a Cra. 426e Id. Phlb. 51a Arist. Resp. 473a23 Sens. 444a25 D. 35.44 Isoc. 4.9 D. 18.150 Arist. PA 663b33 Luc. Prom. 4 IG 22.1672.307 J. BJ 5.9.1 Amphis 14.4 Aeschin. 1.122 Lys. 19.22 PRev.Laws 50.14 SIG 671 A 7 D. 49.4 IG 9(1).694.34 12(1).155.86 D. 47.50 D.L. 5.69 Isoc. 4.74 PPetr. 3p.139 D. 19.277 Pl. Mx. Arist. Cael. 270b24 Phld. Rh. 1.43 S. Str. 5.1.2 Phld. Rh. 1.59 Olymp. in Mete. 279.11 Dionys. 4 Test.Epict. 8.8 Hdt. 1.82 117 4.146 Plb. 1.85.1 Hdt. 9.120 D. 43.39 Id. 48.44 Hdt. 7.70 Id. 4.118 Id. 1.164 Phoen. 2.21 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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