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καταφθίνω
καταφθίνω to waste away, decay, perish, Hdt., Trag.; κ. νόσῳ, γήρᾳ Soph., Eur. καταφθίω fut. κατα-φθίσω aor1 κατ-έφθισα Causal in fut. κατα-φθίσω [ῑ], aor1 κατ-έφθισα, to ruin, destroy, Od., Aesch. Pass., Epic aor2 κατ-εφθίμην [ῐ], inf. καταφθίσθαι; poet. καπ-φθίμενος:— to be ruined, to waste away, perish, ἤϊα πάντα κατέφθιτο the provisions were all consumed, Od.; ὡς καὶ σὺ καταφθίσθαι ὤφελες oh that thou hadst perished, Od.; σεῖο καταφθιμένοιο if thou wert dead, Il.; ἐκεῖ κατέφθιτο there he died, Aesch.; φέγγος ἡλίου κατέφθιτο the sunʼs light was gone, Aesch.

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to waste away, decay, perish

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καταφθίνω
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καταφθίνω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καταφθινω
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καταφθίνω to waste away, decay, perish, Hdt., Trag.; κ. νόσῳ, γήρᾳ Soph., Eur. καταφθίω fut. κατα-φθίσω aor1 κατ-έφθισα Causal in fut. κατα-φθίσω [ῑ], aor1 κατ-έφθισα, to ruin, destroy, Od., Aesch. Pass., Epic aor2 κατ-εφθίμην [ῐ], inf. καταφθίσθαι; poet. καπ-φθίμενος:— to be ruined, to waste away, perish, ἤϊα πάντα κατέφθιτο the provisions were all consumed, Od.; ὡς καὶ σὺ καταφθίσθαι ὤφελες oh that thou hadst perished, Od.; σεῖο καταφθιμένοιο if thou wert dead, Il.; ἐκεῖ κατέφθιτο there he died, Aesch.; φέγγος ἡλίου κατέφθιτο the sunʼs light was gone, Aesch.
IDX:
17366
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n17382
Key:
katafqi/nw

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