καταφθίνω

kataphthino

waste away, decay

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 5
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Book 2 1
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2183
Book 3 1
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3196
Book 4 1
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4363
Book 5 1
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5341
Book 11 1
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11491
Iliad 1
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Book 22 1
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22288

Dictionary (LSJ)

καταφθίνω [ῐ, sed v. infr.], A. waste away, decay, Pi. I. 8(7).51, Hdt. 2.123; κ. νόσῳ, γήρᾳ, S. Ph. 266, E. Alc. 622: in later Att. Prose, Thphr. HP 9.16.5: aor. part. καταφθινήσας Plu. 2.117c: pf. part. κατεφθινηκώς ib.621f, Arr. Epict. 4.11.25: καταφθῑνουσι trans. is f.l. in Theoc. 25.122.

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