καταθέω

katatheo

run down

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Odyssey 3
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Book 16 1
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1645
Book 19 1
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19572
Book 21 1
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21264

Dictionary (LSJ)

καταθέω, A. run down, ἀπὸ λόφων Th. 3.97, cf. X. Cyr. 3.2.1; of ships, run into port, εἰς Πειραιᾶ Id. HG 1.1.35. II. make inroads, εἰς πόλεις ib.5.2.43: c. acc., κ. χώραν overrun, ravage, Th. 7.27, X. Cyr. 5.4.15; κ. θάλατταν Polyaen. 1.23.1. 2. metaph., attack, persecute, Parth. 13.3 cod.; τοὺς τετελευτηκότας Lib. Or. 63.42; esp. in argument, ‘run down’, Pl. Tht. 171c; cf. κατατρέχω: c. gen., treat insultingly, τῆς τοῦ αὐτοκράτορος ἡλικίας Procop. Pers. 1.2.

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