κατευθύν-ω,
poetry imperfect κατευθύνεσκον [[ “IGRom.” 4.507b (Pergam.)] Refs]:—make or keep straight, τὴν πτῆσιν [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Incessu Animalium” 710a2; ναῦν τῷ πηδαλίῳ 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 13.18 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; βιοτῆς οἴακα κατευθύνεσκες ἐν οἴκῳ “IGRom.” [same place]:—passive, αἱ περιφοραὶ κατευθυνόμεναι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 44b. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 guide, direct, τὰς φύσεις [[ [prev. author] “Lg.” 809a ] Refs]; τινὰ εἰς τὸν αὑτοῦ δρόμον[[ [prev. work] 847a; [τὸν ἐλέφαντα] τῷ δρεπάνῳ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 610a28 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; [ναῦν] [[ [prev. author] “fragment” 11 ] Refs]; κ. τὰς πράξεις ὁ θεός[[ Aristeas 18; τὰ παρόντα πρὸς τὸ τέλος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Camillus” 42; πρὸς τὰ βελτίονα τοὺς νέους [prev. author] 2.20d; τὴν ψυχήν [prev. work]780b; τὸν λόγον πρός τι 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 17(2).362. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
__3 κ. τινός demand an account from one, condemn, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 945a, compare “IG” 22.1183.10 (probably), 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 8.22. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II intransitive, make straight towards, κατεύθυναν αἱ βόες ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ εἰς ὁδὸν Βαιθσάμυς [[ LXX.1Ki.6.12; κ. τῇ πτήσει ὄρθιον ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Alexander” 33. ] LXX+1st c.AD+]
__II.2 prosper, [[ LXX.Sir.29.18 ] LXX]: with genitive, succeed in doing.., οὐ κατεύθυνε τοῦ λαλῆσαι οὕτως[[LXX.Judg.12.6. ] LXX]