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καταρράκτης
καταρράκ-της, ου (from καταρράσσω), or κατ-ᾰράκτης (from καταράσσω, cf. Eust. 1053.5 );
A). ὦ κατᾰράκται Epigr.Gr. 979.7 (Philae).
I). as Adj., down-rushing, ὄμβρος Str. 14.1.21 .
2). sheer, abrupt, τὸν καταρράκτην ὀδόν S. OC 1590 (cf. Sch.; καταφράκτην Suid. s.v. ὀδός ).
II). as Subst., waterfall, cataract, esp. of the Nile, D.S. 1.32 , 17.97 , Str. 17.1.2 and 49 , Epigr.Gr. l.c.:— Ion. Καταρρήκτης, name of a river in Phrygia, Hdt. 7.26 .
2). portcullis, Plu. Ant. 76 , Arat. 26 , D.H. 8.67 .
3). trap-door, οἱ κ. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἠνεῴχθησαν LXX Ge. 7.11 , cf. 4 Ki. 7.2 .
4). movable bridge, for boarding ships, App. BC 5.82 ; for attacking elephants, D.H. 20.1 .
5). sluice, Hld. 9.8 .
6). a sea-bird, prob. so called from swooping down upon its prey, Ar. Av. 887 , Arist. HA 509a4 , 615a28 , Juba 68a , Dionys. Av. 2.2 , 3.22 ; cormorant, Hebr.shālâkh, LXX De. 14.16(17) , al.; of an eagle, S. Fr. 377 ; of the Harpies, ib. 714 .


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down-rushing; (subst.) waterfall, sluice, movable bridge

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">καταρράκ-της</span>, <span class="itype greek">ου</span> (from <span class="foreign greek">καταρράσσω</span>), or <span class="orth greek">κατ-ᾰράκτης</span> (from <span class="foreign greek">καταράσσω</span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:1053:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:1053.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eust.</span> 1053.5 </a>); <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">ὦ κατᾰράκται</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epigr.Gr.</span> 979.7 </span> (Philae). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> as Adj., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">down-rushing</span>, <span class="quote greek">ὄμβρος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:1:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:1:21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 14.1.21 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sheer, abrupt</span>, <span class="quote greek">τὸν καταρράκτην ὀδόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1590" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1590/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 1590 </a> (cf. Sch.; <span class="quote greek">καταφράκτην</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span> </span> s.v. <span class="ref greek">ὀδός</span> ). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as Subst., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">waterfall, cataract</span>, esp. of the Nile, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:1:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:1.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 1.32 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:17:97" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:17.97/canonical-url/"> 17.97 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:1:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 17.1.2 </a> and <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:49" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:49/canonical-url/"> 49 </a>, <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epigr.Gr.</span> l.c.:— Ion. <span class="orth greek">Καταρρήκτης</span>, name of a river in Phrygia, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.26 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">portcullis</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg058:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg058:76/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 76 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg063:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg063:26/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Arat.</span> 26 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:8:67" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:8.67/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 8.67 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">trap-door</span>, <span class="quote greek">οἱ κ. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἠνεῴχθησαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg001:7:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg001:7.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ge.</span> 7.11 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg014:7:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg014:7.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">4 Ki.</span> 7.2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">movable bridge</span>, for boarding ships, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0551.tlg017.perseus-grc1:5:82" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0551.tlg017.perseus-grc1:5.82/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">App.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BC</span> 5.82 </a>; for attacking elephants, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:20:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:20.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 20.1 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sluice</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:9:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:9.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hld.</span> 9.8 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>6).</strong></span> a sea-bird, prob. so called from <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">swooping down</span> upon its prey, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:887" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:887/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 887 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:509a:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:509a.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 509a4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:615a:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:615a.28/canonical-url/"> 615a28 </a>, Juba <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:68a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:68a/canonical-url/"> 68a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg003:2:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg003:2.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dionys.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 2.2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg003:3:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg003:3.22/canonical-url/"> 3.22 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cormorant</span>, Hebr.<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shālâkh</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg005:14:16(17)" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg005:14.16(17)/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">De.</span> 14.16(17) </a>, al.; of an eagle, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:377" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:377/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 377 </a>; of the Harpies, ib. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:714" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:714/canonical-url/"> 714 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}