κατάκειμαι

katakeimai

lie down

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book VI 1
Chapter 22 575b21–577a17

576a23
Book IX 3
Chapter 3 610b20–611a4

611a2
611a4

Chapter 50 631b19–633b8

632b4
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 10 685b29–690b10

689b18

Dictionary (LSJ)

κατάκειμαι, Ep. 3pl. κατακείαται Il. 24.527: Ion. plpf. κατεκέατο Hdt. 7.229; subj. -κέωμαι Pl. Smp. 213b:—Pass., only in pres. and impf. with fut. Med. -κείσομαι:—A. lie down, μῆλα τὰ δὴ κατάκειτʼ ἐσφαγμένα Od. 10.532; ἐπὶ πλευρὰς κ. Il. 24.10; νέκυς κ. Tyrt. 11.19; ἐφʼ ἁρμαμαξῶν μαλθακῶς κατακείμενοι Ar. Ach. 70. 2. lie hid, ἐν λόχμῃ . . κατέκειτο μέγας σῦς Od. 19.439; θάμνῳ ὑπʼ ἀμφικόμῳ κατακείμενος Il. 17.677. 3. lie stored up, δοιοὶ γάρ τε πίθοι κατακείαται ἐν Διὸς οὔδει Il. 24.527; τό γ ἐν οἴκῳ κατακείμενον ἀνέρα κήδει Hes. Op. 364: metaph., ἄλγεα . . ἐν θυμῷ κ. Il. 24.523. b. to be deposited, of deeds in a registry, POxy. 1040.32 (iii A.D.), etc. 4. lie sick, keep oneʼs bed, Hdt. 7.229, Ev.Marc. 1.30, etc.; lie in bed, Ar. Ec. 313; ἐφʼ ὃ κατέκειτο Ev.Luc. 5.25. 5. lodge, reside, Hp. Epid. 1.26.εʹ, 3.1.γʹ, al. 6. to be idle, X. An. 3.1.14; of things, lie neglected, καθεύδειν ἐᾶν ἐν τῇ γῇ κατακείμενα τὰ τείχη Pl. Lg. 778d. 7. recline at meals, πῖνε, κατάκεισο Ar. Ach. 985, cf. Hdt. 3.121, Pl. Smp. 185d, Ev.Marc. 14.3. 8. of land, lie sloping to the sea, πρῶνες ἔξοχοι -κεινται Pi. N. 4.52. 9. ἀρετᾷ κατάκειται πᾶσαν ὀργάν is expended in every impulse on . . , Id. I. 1.41.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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