κατ-άρα [ᾰρ],
Ionic dialect κατ-άρη, ἡ, curse, κατάρας ποιέεσθαί τινι to lay curses upon one, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.165; ἐποιήσαντο νόμον τε καὶ κατάρην μὴ.. θρέψειν κόμην.. μηδένα [prev. work] 82; ἐκ κατάρης τευ in consequence of.., [prev\. author] 4.30; διδόναι τινὰ κατάρᾳ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 945 (Lyric poetry), compare “El.” 1324 (_plural_, _anapaest meter_), 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Th.” 725 (_plural_, Lyric poetry); opposed to εὐχή, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Alc.” 2.143b (_plural_), compare “SIG” 1241 (Lyttus, 3rd c.AD), etc.; opposed to εὐλογία, NT.Jam.3.10; κατάραι γίγνονται κατά τινος 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 23.10.7 ] NT+5th c.BC+]; τὴν κ. ἀναγράψαι, στηλιτεῦσαι, [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.45, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus ] Refs 1st c.BC+] 2.354b; cursing, [[ κ. καὶ λοιδορία 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ παρρησίας” p.11 ] Refs 1st c.BC+] O.