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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.

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to have come; to suit, to belong to, be one’s duty

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Headword:
καθήκω
Headword (normalized):
καθήκω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καθηκω
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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.
IDX:
16247
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n16260
Key:
kaqh/kw

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