to call: call κᾰλέω, Aeolic dialect κάλημι (which see), Epic dialect infinitive καλήμεναι [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.125 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: Ionic dialect imperfect καλέεσκον [[ 6.4
- Type
- lexicon entry
- Language
- greek
Free Resources
Search the Free Resources catalog.
to call: call κᾰλέω, Aeolic dialect κάλημι (which see), Epic dialect infinitive καλήμεναι [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.125 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: Ionic dialect imperfect καλέεσκον [[ 6.4
to call: name κᾰλέω, Aeolic dialect κάλημι (which see), Epic dialect infinitive καλήμεναι [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.125 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: Ionic dialect imperfect καλέεσκον [[ 6.4
κᾰλέω , Aeol. κάλημι (q.v.), Ep. inf. καλήμεναι Il. 10.125 : Ion. impf. καλέεσκον 6.402 ; 3 sg. κάλεσκε A.R. 4.1514 : fut. , Ion. καλέω Il. 3.383 , Att. καλῶ Pl. Smp. 175a , X. Smp. 1.15 , etc.; later
to be the finest καλλιστ-εύω, (κάλλιστος) A. to be the finestormost beautiful, Hdt. 1.196 , al., E. Tr. 226 (lyr.); of animals, Hdt. 4.72 , 163 : c. gen., καλλιστεύσει πασέων τῶν γυναικῶν Id. 6.61
very, extremely κάρτᾰ(cf.κράτος),Adv., freq. in Ion. and Trag., rare in Com. and Att. Prose (v. infr.):—with Adjs. and Advbs., A. very, extremely; with Verbs,very much; κ. κακῶς ῥιγῶ Hippon. 16 ; ἐ
downwards. κατά[κᾰτᾰ], poet.καταίacc. to A.D. Synt. 309.28 , found in Compds., asκαταιβάτης: Prep. with gen. or acc.:— A. downwards. A. WITH GEN., I. denoting motion from above,down from,βῆ δὲ κατ'
according to κατά [κᾰτᾰ], poetry καταί accusative to [[ 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 309.28, found in Compds., as καταιβάτης] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: preposition with genitive or
make to go down, bring down καταβῐβ-άζω, causal ofκαταβαίνω, A. make to go down, bring down, τινὰ ἀπὸ τῆς πυρῆς Hdt. 1.87 , cf. 86 ; τοὺς ἐκ τοῦ καταστρώματος ἐς κοίλην νέα Id. 8.119 ; στρατιώτας
to bring down καταβῐβ-άζω, causal of καταβαίνω, make to go down, bring down, τινὰ ἀπὸ τῆς πυρῆς [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.87, compare 86; τοὺς ἐκ τοῦ καταστρώματος ἐς κοίλην νέα [prev. auth
to observe κατανο-έω, observe well, understand, apprehend, [[ ὡς ἐμὲ κατανοέειν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.28, compare 93; οὐ Χαλεπὸν τῷ βουλομένῳ κ. 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 25.34; οὐ.. κατανοῶ
to awe καταπτήσσω, future -πτήξω (see. below): 3rd.person etc for 1st.person, 2nd.person dual Epic dialect aorist 2 [[ καταπτήτην 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.136 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: poet
press down κατεπ-είγω, A. press down, χαλεπὸν κατὰ γῆρας ἐπείγει Il. 23.623 . 2. press hard,οἱ χρῆσται κατήπειγον αὐτόνhis creditorswere pressinghimhard, D. 33.6 , cf. Th. 1.61 ;κατεπείγει ὕδωρ ῥέ
to coerce κατεπ-είγω, press down, χαλεπὸν κατὰ γῆρας ἐπείγει [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.623. ] Refs 8th c.BC+] __2 press hard, οἱ χρῆσται κατήπειγον αὐτόν his creditors were press
make famous, celebrate in song, κλῄζω(A), Ar. Th. 117 (lyr.), etc.; Ion. κληί̈ζω Hp. Art. 42 , Dor. κλεί̈ζω v.l. in Pi. O. 1.110 , cf. Eust. 1497.50 :impf. A. ἔκλειζον Epigr.Gr. 254 (Cyprus,iv
to be lord κοιρᾰν-έω, poet. Verb, A. to be lordormaster, rule, command, in Hom.,1 . of a military leader, ὣς ὅ γε κοιρανέων δίεπε στρατόν Il. 2.207 , cf. 4.250 ; μάχην ἀνὰ κοιρανέοντα 5.824 ;πόλε
to bring/be repaid κομίζω, future κομιῶ [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.546, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.121.γ, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 800, etc.] Ref
boy, lad κόρος(B),ὁ, Ion. κοῦρος, as always in Hom. , Pi. , and lyr. passages of Trag. (exc. E. Alc. 904 ), sts. in late Gr., Rev.Et.Gr. 42.247 (Varna); Dor. κῶρος Theoc. 15.120 :— A. boy, lad(eve
ṇ-y κραίνω, Od. 19.567 :fut. A. κρᾰνέω Emp. 111.2 ; Att. contr. κρᾰνῶ A. Ch. 1075 , E. Supp. 375 [κρᾱνῶin compd. ἐπικρᾱνεῖ A. Ag. 1340 codd., nisi leg. -κράνῃvel -κραίνει]:aor. ἔκρᾱναib. 369
ring, circle κύκλος,ὁ( Dor. ἁ,v.infr. 11.11 ), also with heterocl. pl. A. κύκλα Il. , etc.,v.infr. 11.1 , 3 , 9 , 111.1 :—ring, circle,ὅπποτέ μιν δόλιον περὶ κύκλον ἄγωσιν, of thecirclewhich hunt
sphere, globe κύκλος, ὁ (Doric dialect ἁ, see below 11.11), also with irregular plural κύκλα [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad”, etc., see below 11.1, 3, 9, 111.1 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]:—ring, cir
κῠρέω , A. Pr. 332 , S. Tr. 386 : impf. ἐκύρουν [ῠ ] Id. El. 1331 : fut. κῠρήσω A. Ch. 707 , Hdt. 1.112 : aor. ἐκύρησα Hes. Op. 755 , Archil. 18 , Hom. Epigr. 6.6 , Hdt. 1.31 , E. Hec. 215 (lyr.): pf.
supreme power, authority κῦρος,εος,τό, A. supreme power, authority, κ. ἔχειν ἀμφί τινος A. Supp. 391 ; τῶν πρηγμάτων τὸ κ. ἔχειν Hdt. 6.109 ; ἅπαν τὸ κ. ἔχειν Th. 5.38 , cf. Pl. Grg. 450e , al.
λαγχάνω , fut. λήξομαι Pl. R. 617e ; Ion. λάξομαι (cf. λάξις ) Hdt. 7.144 : aor. ἔλᾰχον Il. 9.367 , etc.; Ep. ἔλλαχον h.Cer. 87 , v.l. for ἔλλαβεν in Theoc. 25.271 ; Ep. λάχον Il. 4.49 , al.; Aeol. op
to choose by lot λαγχάνω, future λήξομαι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 617e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect λάξομαι (compare λάξις) [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.144 ] Refs 5