Scaife ATLAS

κατάρχω fut. ξω to make beginning of a thing, c. gen., Aesch.; ὁδοῦ κατάρχειν to lead the way, Soph.:— rarely c. acc. to begin a thing, Plat.:—c. part. to begin doing, Xen. to honour, Eur. Mid. to make a beginning, to begin, like Act., c. gen., Eur., Plat.; also c. acc., Eur.: absol., κατάρχεται μέλος is beginning, Eur. in religious sense, to begin the sacrificial ceremonies, Νέστωρ χέρνιβά τʼ οὐλοχύτας τε κατήρχετο Nestor began [the sacrifice] with the washing of hands and sprinkling the barley on the victimʼs head, Od.; κατάρχομαι I begin the function, Eur.:—c. gen., κατάρχεσθαι τοῦ τράγου to make a beginning of the victim, i. e. consecrate him for sacrifice by cutting off the hair of his forehead, Ar.; πῶς δʼ αὖ κατάρξει θυμάτων; Eur. to sacrifice, slay, Eur.:—Pass., σὸν κατῆρκται σῶμα hath been devoted, Eur. simply, to strike, Plut.

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to make beginning of

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κατάρχω

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κατάρχω

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καταρχω

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17233

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n17249

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