κατασύρω [ῡ],
aorist 1 κατέσῡρα (see. below):—middle, aorist 1 [[ κατεσϋράμην 6th c.BC: Pherecydes Lerius Historicus 158 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus:] Refs 6th c.BC+] —passive, aorist 2 κατεσύρην [ῠ] (see. below):—draw, pull down, [[ 3rd c.AD: Philumenus Medicus cited in 6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 9.12 (_passive_): usually with a notion of violence, τὰ [ἀεροπόρα] ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ Dio Cassius Historicus [{2-3rd c.AD}] “fragment” 30.4 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: metaphorically, [[ ἐπιθυμία κ. τὸν ἡνίοχον λογισμόν 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.58, compare 1.627 (_passive_)] Refs 1st c.AD+]: especially lay waste, ravage, [[ τὰς [πόλιας] ὅσας πρότερον οὐ κατέσυραν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.33; κατὰ μὲν ἔσυραν Φάληρον, κατὰ δὲ.. πολλοὺς δήμους [prev\. author] 5.81; ὡς πλείστην τῆς χώρας 4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 16.8, compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.56.3, +others ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 drag, carry off, [[ λείαν 6th c.BC: Pherecydes Lerius Historicus [same place]; γυναῖκας 1st c.BC: Parthenius Mythographus 19; τινὰ πρὸς τὸν κριτήν NT.Luke.12.58 ] NT+6th c.BC+]: metaphorically, [[ τινὰ εἰς ἐκμελῆ πολιτεύματα 3rd-2nd c.BC: Phalaris Epistolographus “Epistulae - Epistolographi” 93.1 ] Refs 3rd c.BC+].
__3 sweep away, [[ πελάγη κ. πόλεις 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.142 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, metaphorically, σκολιὰ ῥεῖθρα ὑφ᾽ ὧν οἱ πολλοὶ -σύρονται, ὡς τὰ λόγιά φησιν [[“Oracle texts Chald.” cited in 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “in Ti.” 3.326 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator; εἰς τὸ πλῆθος ὑπὸ τοῦ μερισμοῦ καὶ τῆς διαστάσεως τῶν ὄντων [prev\. author] “in Prm.” p.551 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, compare 4th c.AD(?): Hierocles Facetiarum Scriptor “in CA” 19p.461M. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]