καθήκω
καθήκω
Ionic κατ-ήκω
fut. -ήξω
to have come or gone down, esp. to fight, Aesch.
to come down to, come or reach to, Hdt.
to have come to any one, καθῆκεν ἐς ἡμᾶς ὁ λόγος the turn of speaking came to us, Aeschin.
of Time, ὁ χρόνος καθήκει the time is come, Xen.; ὅταν ἐκ τῶν νόμων καθήκῃ when [the time] appointed by the law comes, Dem.
to be meet, fit, proper, τοῦ καθήκοντος χρόνου Soph.; αἱ καθ. ἡμέραι the regular, proper days, Dem.
impers., καθήκει μοι it belongs to me, beseems me, c. inf., οἷς καθήκει ἀθροίζεσθαι whose duty it is to assemble, Xen.:—in part., τὸ καθῆκον, τὰ καθήκοντα, Ionic τὰ κατήκοντα, that which is meet, fit or proper, oneʼs due or duty, Hdt., Xen.; also the present state of things, circumstances, Hdt.
Headword (normalized):
καθήκω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καθηκω
Intro Text:
καθήκω
Ionic κατ-ήκω
fut. -ήξω
to have come or gone down, esp. to fight, Aesch.
to come down to, come or reach to, Hdt.
to have come to any one, καθῆκεν ἐς ἡμᾶς ὁ λόγος the turn of speaking came to us, Aeschin.
of Time, ὁ χρόνος καθήκει the time is come, Xen.; ὅταν ἐκ τῶν νόμων καθήκῃ when [the time] appointed by the law comes, Dem.
to be meet, fit, proper, τοῦ καθήκοντος χρόνου Soph.; αἱ καθ. ἡμέραι the regular, proper days, Dem.
impers., καθήκει μοι it belongs to me, beseems me, c. inf., οἷς καθήκει ἀθροίζεσθαι whose duty it is to assemble, Xen.:—in part., τὸ καθῆκον, τὰ καθήκοντα, Ionic τὰ κατήκοντα, that which is meet, fit or proper, oneʼs due or duty, Hdt., Xen.; also the present state of things, circumstances, Hdt.
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