καταβαίνω
καταβαίνω
fut. -βήσομαι
perf. -βέβηκα
aor2 κατέβην
poet. 3rd pl. κατέβαν
imperat. κατάβηθι
or κατάβα
Epic 1st pl. subj. καταβείομεν
Epic 1st pl. subj. καταβείομεν for -βῶμεν
Mid., Epic 3rd sg. aor1 κατεβήσετο
imperat. καταβήσεο
to step down, go or come down, Lat. descendere, ἐξ ὄρεος from the mountain, Il.; κ. πόλιος to go down from the city, Il.; κ. δίφρου to dismount from the chariot, Il.; c. acc. loci, θάλαμον κατεβήσετο she came down to her chamber, Od.:—but also c. acc., κατέβαινʼ ὑπερώϊα she came down from the upper floor, Od.; κλίμακα κατεβήσετο came down the ladder, Od.; absol. to come down stairs, Ar.; hence in Pass., ἵππος καταβαίνεται the horse is dismounted from, Xen.
to go down from the inland parts to the sea, esp. from central Asia (cf. ἀναβαίνω II. 3), Hdt.; κ. ἐς Πειραιᾶ, Plat.
to come to land, get safe ashore, Pind.
to go down into the arena, κ. ἐπʼ ἄεθλα Hdt.; and absol., like Lat. in certamen descendere, Soph., Xen.
of an orator, to come down from the tribune, κατάβα: —answer, καταβήσομαι Ar.
πόσσω κατέβα τοι ἀφʼ ἵστω; at what price did [the robe] come down from the loom? Theocr.
metaph., καταβαίνειν εἴς τι to come to a thing in the course of speaking, κατέβαινε ἐς λιτάς he ended with prayer, Hdt.; c. part., κατέβαινεν παραιτεόμενος ended in begging, Hdt.; κ. ἐπὶ τελευτήν Plat.
trans. to bring down, Pind.
Headword (normalized):
καταβαίνω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καταβαινω
Intro Text:
καταβαίνω
fut. -βήσομαι
perf. -βέβηκα
aor2 κατέβην
poet. 3rd pl. κατέβαν
imperat. κατάβηθι
or κατάβα
Epic 1st pl. subj. καταβείομεν
Epic 1st pl. subj. καταβείομεν for -βῶμεν
Mid., Epic 3rd sg. aor1 κατεβήσετο
imperat. καταβήσεο
to step down, go or come down, Lat. descendere, ἐξ ὄρεος from the mountain, Il.; κ. πόλιος to go down from the city, Il.; κ. δίφρου to dismount from the chariot, Il.; c. acc. loci, θάλαμον κατεβήσετο she came down to her chamber, Od.:—but also c. acc., κατέβαινʼ ὑπερώϊα she came down from the upper floor, Od.; κλίμακα κατεβήσετο came down the ladder, Od.; absol. to come down stairs, Ar.; hence in Pass., ἵππος καταβαίνεται the horse is dismounted from, Xen.
to go down from the inland parts to the sea, esp. from central Asia (cf. ἀναβαίνω II. 3), Hdt.; κ. ἐς Πειραιᾶ, Plat.
to come to land, get safe ashore, Pind.
to go down into the arena, κ. ἐπʼ ἄεθλα Hdt.; and absol., like Lat. in certamen descendere, Soph., Xen.
of an orator, to come down from the tribune, κατάβα: —answer, καταβήσομαι Ar.
πόσσω κατέβα τοι ἀφʼ ἵστω; at what price did [the robe] come down from the loom? Theocr.
metaph., καταβαίνειν εἴς τι to come to a thing in the course of speaking, κατέβαινε ἐς λιτάς he ended with prayer, Hdt.; c. part., κατέβαινεν παραιτεόμενος ended in begging, Hdt.; κ. ἐπὶ τελευτήν Plat.
trans. to bring down, Pind.
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