κατίσχω

katischo

hold back

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2233
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23321
Odyssey 2
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9122
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11456

Dictionary (LSJ)

κατίσχω, collat. form of κατέχω, A. hold back, οὐδὲ κατίσχει [ἵππους] Il. 23.321; τὰς νέας Hdt. 2.115; θυμοῦ μένος ὀξὺ κατισχέμεν h.Hom. 8.14:—Med., keep by one, γυναῖκα νέην . . , ἥν τʼ αὐτὸς . . κατίσχεαι Il. 2.233. II. possess, occupy, οὐ ποίμνῃσιν καταΐσχεται Od. 9.122, ἀράχνια κ. ὅλον τὸ σμῆνος cover it, Arist. HA 626b18. III. = κατέχω A. IV, ἐς πατρίδα γαιαν νῆα κατισχέμεναι Od. 11.456, cf. Hdt. 8.41; ἐνὶ Φάσιδι νῆα put in there, A.R. 3.57. IV. intr., σέλας κατίσχει ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν βοῦν the light comes down from heaven, Hdt. 3.28. 2. of ships, put in, Th. 7.33.

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