to fall down καταπίπτω, future -πεσοῦμαι: aorist κατέπεσον, poetry κάππεσον (the only tense used by [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus), _Doric dialect_ κάπετον (which see), also κατέπετον “IG” 4.951.80 ] R
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to fall down καταπίπτω, future -πεσοῦμαι: aorist κατέπεσον, poetry κάππεσον (the only tense used by [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus), _Doric dialect_ κάπετον (which see), also κατέπετον “IG” 4.951.80 ] R
betray utterly, leave in the lurch καταπρο-δίδωμι, A. betray utterly, leave in the lurch, Hdt. 7.157 , 8.94 , Ar. V. 1044 , Th. 1.86 , 7.48 , etc.; τὰς Ἀφίδνας τινί Hdt. 9.73 ; τὰ πράγματα Lys. 20
call down curses upon καταρ-άομαι[ᾱρ Ep. ,ᾰρ Att. ], A. call down curses upon, τῷ δὲ κατᾱρῶνται πάντες βροτοὶ ἄλγε' ὀπίσσω Od. 19.330 ;πολλὰ κατηρᾶτοhecalled downmanycurses, Il. 9.454 ;κεφαλῇ πολ
to curse καταρ-άομαι [ᾱρ Epic dialect, ᾰρ Attic dialect], call down curses upon, [[ τῷ δὲ κατᾱρῶνται πάντες βροτοὶ ἄλγε᾽ ὀπίσσω 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.330 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; πο
to break down κατα-ρρήγνῡμι and καταρρηγνύω, future -ρήξω [[5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 864 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: late perfect [[ κατέρρηχα “Arch.Papyrus” 2.125b10 (2nd c.AD)] Refs 2n
slaughter, murder κατασφάζω, laterκατασυν-σφάττω Luc. Sacr. 12 ( Pass. - A. σφάττεσθαι Jul. Or. 5.174a ):fut.-ξω LXX Ez. 16.40 :—slaughter, murder, Hdt. 6.23 , 8.127 , LXX l.c., al., Ev.Luc. 19.
to slaughter κατασφάζω, later κατασυν-σφάττω [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Sacr.” 12 (_passive_ - σφάττεσθαι 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 5.174a)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: future -ξω [[ LXX.Eze
place, put, lay down κατατίθημι,fut.-θήσω: Hom. freq. uses the Ep. aor.forms, Act. κάτθεμεν, κάτθετε, κάτθεσαν,inf. κατθέμεν( Dor. κατθέμεινprob. in Epich. 71 , Aeol. A. κά̔θ̓θηκε Schwyzer 647a
to attain κατατίθημι, future -θήσω: [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus frequently uses the _Epic dialect_ ] Refs 8th c.BC+] aorist forms, active κάτθεμεν, κάτθετε, κάτθεσαν, infinitive κατθέμεν (Doric diale
speak against κατηγορ-έω, A. speak against, esp. before judges,accuse, opp.ἀπολογέομαι, c. gen., Hdt. 2.113 , 8.60 , Lys. 14.21 , Ar. Pl. 1073 , etc.; τῆς πόλεως Pl. Mx. 244e : less freq. κατά τινο
to accuse κατηγορ-έω, speak against, especially before judges, accuse, opposed to ἀπολογέομαι, with genitive, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.113, 8.60, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 14.21, 5th-6th c.B
after κατ-όπισθεν, in Poets also κάτ-θε, adverb of Place, behind, after, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.505, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 22.92: c._genitive_, 12.148, 2nd
Aër. κεῖμαι, A. κεῖσαι Il. 19.319 , etc. ( κατά-κειαι h.Merc. 254 , Arc. κεῖοι Tab.Defix.in Philol. 59.201 ), κεῖται Il. 6.47 , Hdt. 1.9 , 4.62 (v.l.κέεται), IG 12.94.25 ; pl. κεῖνται A. Sup
kṛṇā´ti κείρω,fut. A. κερῶ Pl. R. 471a , Ion. κερέω Il. 23.146 :aor. ἔκειρα Pi. P. 9.37 , E. Tr. 1173 , etc., Ep. ἔκερσα Il. 13.546 (ἀπο-, in tmesi), A. Supp. 666 (lyr.):pf. κέκαρκα Sam
to shear κείρω, future κερῶ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 471a ] Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect κερέω [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.146 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἔκε
Κέκροψ , οπος , ὁ , Cecrops mythical king of Athens, Hdt. 8.44 ; represented with a serpent's tail, and hence called διφυής , Sch. Ar. V. 436 ; with the tail of a θυννίς , Eup. 156 : pl., = Κεκροπίδαι
Aër. κέρᾰς,τό, Ep. gen.Κέρᾰος, Att. contr. κέρως; Ep. dat.κέρᾰϊ(elided) orκέραιor A. κέρᾳ Il. 11.385 , cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.75 ,κέρᾳalso in Th. 2.90 , 7.6 : nom. pl.κέρᾱ(v. infr.), gen.κεράων, κερῶν, d
custos κεύθω,fut. A. κεύσω Od. 3.187 :aor. 1 ἔκευσα(ἐπ-) 15.263 : Ep. aor. κύθε [ῠ] 3.16 , Eratosth. 4 , redupl.subj. κεκύθω [ῠ] Od. 6.303 :pf. κέκευθα Il. 22.118 :plpf. ἐκεκεύθειν, κεκ-, Od.
head κεφᾰλή, ἡ, head of man or beast, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (see.below), 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 15, etc.; once in 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus, “Th.” 525 (Lyric poetry), once in 5th
head κεφᾰλή,ἡ, A. headof man or beast, Hom. (v.infr.), Alc. 15 , etc.; once in A.,Th. 525 (lyr.), once in S.,Aj. 238 (anap.), also in E.,Fr. 308 (anap.), Rh. 226 (lyr.), al.; ἄλλου οὐδενὸς ἐμψύχου κ.
the Crimea Κιμμέριοι,οἱ,Cimmerians, a mythical people dwelling beyond the Ocean in perpetual darkness, Od. 11.14 ; later, a nomad people of the steppes, who invaded Asia Minor, Hdt. 1.15 , etc.:—alsoΚ
key κλείς, -δός Att.. accusative, κλεῖν, later -εῖδα, pl., κλεῖδες, -ας, contr., -εῖς, ἡ, [in LXX for מַפְתֵּחַ, Isa.22:22, al. ;] a key. Fig., τ. βασιλείας τ. οὐρανῶν, Mat.16:19; τ. γνώσεως, Luk.11
the most arrant thief κλεπτ-ίστατος,η,ον, Att. Sup. formed fromκλέπτης, A. the most arrant thief, Ar. Pl. 27 , Alciphr. 3.20 , Procop. Arc. 21 ; κ. θεός S.E. P. 3.215 ; κ. χεῖρες Adam. 2.20 : al
clěpere κλέπτω, Ion. impf. A. κλέπτεσκον Hdt. 2.174 :fut. κλέψω Ar. Ec. 667 , etc., κλέψομαι X. Cyr. 7.4.13 :aor. ἔκλεψα Il. 5.268 , etc.:pf. κέκλοφα Ar. Pl. 369 , 372 , Pl. Lg. 941d ;