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καταδράσσομαι

katadrassomai

lay hold of

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What it meant

καταδράσσομαι · katadrassomai — LSJ

lay hold of, grasp, apprehend

lay hold of, τῆς φθοροποιοῦ δυνάμεως -δραξαμένης τῶν σωμάτων Dsc. Ther. Praef.; grasp, apprehend, τῆς ἀληθείας Procl. in Prm. p.534 S.; τῆς λέξεως τοῦ Πλάτωνος Id. in Ti. 3.107D.; [τοῦ ὅλως ἀγαθοῦ] Id. in Alc. p.153 C., cf. Olymp. in Alc. p.194C.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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