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κατάκειμαι

katakeimai

lie down

Appears 23 times across Plato's dialogues.

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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.
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