κατ-άγω · kat-agō — LSJ
lead down, esp. into the nether world, ψυχὰς μνηστήρων κατάγων Od. 24.100; εἰς Ἀΐδαο 11.164, cf. Pi. O. 9.34, Paus. 3.6.2: generally, bring down to a place, Od. 20.163; τὴν ἐκ τῶν ὀρῶν ὕλην εἰς τὸ ἄστυ Pl. Criti. 118d, etc.; bring down a river or canal, PGrenf. l.c.:—Pass., POxy. 708.3 (ii A. D.).
draw down, κατῆγεν ἦγεν ἦγεν ἐς μέλαν πέδον E. Ba. 1065; esp. by magic arts, κ. τὸν Δία Plu. Num. 15; ἀετόν ib. 8, dub. sens. in Thphr. CP 2.9.4.
bring down to the sea-coast, κατάγειν κοίλας ἐπὶ νῆας Il. 5.26, cf. 6.53; ἐπὶ θάλατταν τὸ στράτευμα X. Ages. 1.18.
launch, σκάφος εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν Callix. 1.
bring down from the high seas to land, τὸν Κρήτηνδε κατήγαγε ἲς ἀνέμοιο Od. 19.186: abs., put in to shore, 3.10 Aristarch. (κατάγοντο codd.); esp. for purposes of exacting toll or plundering, X. HG 4.8.33, An. 5.1.11, D. 5.25, al.; κ. ναῦς ἐς τοὺς ἑαυτῶν συμμάχους X. HG 5.1.28; also κ. τοὺς ἐμπόρους Plb. 5.95.4, cf. D.S. 20.82; κ. σαγήνην draw it to land, Plu. Sol. 4; τοῦ πνεύματος κλύδωνα κατάγοντος πολύν bringing in a heavy swell from the sea, Id. Mar. 36; ὥρα πνεῦμα λαμπρὸν ἐκ πελάγους κατάγο
κατάγεσθαι παρά τινι turn in and lodge in a personʼs house, Eup. 344, X. Smp. 8.39, PFlor. 248.11 (iii A. D.); ὥς τινα D. 52.22; εἰς οἰκίαν Id. 49.22; εἰς πανδοκεῖον Plu. Amat.narr. 2.773e.
draw down or out, spin, Pherecr. 46, Epig. 7, Pl. Sph. 226b; κατάγουσα, ἡ, spinning-girl, statue by Praxiteles, Plin. HN 34.69: metaph., κ. λόγον Pl. Men. 80e.
reduce to a state, ἐς κίνδυνον φανερὸν κ. τὴν πόλιν Th. 4.68; ὁ οἶνος εἰς ὕπνον κ. Ael. VH 13.6.
bring home, gain, θρίαμβον καὶ νίκην τῇ πατρίδι Plb. 11.33.7; ἐκ πολέμων Plu. Fab. 24; escort, ἐπὶ τιμητείαν Id. Aem. 38, etc.
κ. γένος derive a pedigree, ἀπό τινος Id. VOrat. 2.843e, Nic.Dam. 61 J.:—Pass., τὰ στέμματα κατάγεται εἴς τινα are traced down to . . , Plu. Num. 1; φᾶμαι κατάγοντο Call. Fr. 1.39 P.; of persons, to be descended, ἀπό τινος Olymp. Vit.Pl. p.1 W.
derive a word, S.E. M. 1.242 (Pass.): generally, derive, ὅθεν δεῖ κατῆχθαι καὶ πῶς ἀποδεικνύειν Phld. Rh. 1.203S.; κ. [βοάν] lower the voice, E. Or. 149 (lyr.): metaph., bring down, lower, πρὸς αὑτόν to oneʼs own standard, D.Chr. 40.11.
Medic., couch a cataract, Gal. 18(2).680.
wind up a torsion-engine, Ph. Bel. 76.13:—Pass., Hero Bel. 79.6; ὁ κατάγων τὴν χεῖρα Ph. Bel. 75.9.
καταγόμενος current, ἐνιαυτός Vett.Val. 27.16.
bring back, κατὰ δὲ φρόνιν ἤγαγε πολλήν brought back much news [of Troy], Od. 4.258; esp. from banishment, recall, Hdt. 1.60, Th. 1.26, A. Th. 647, 660, etc.; κ. οἴκαδε X. An. 1.2.2: generally, restore, τυραννίδας ἐς τὰς πόλις Hdt. 5.92.αʹ; εἰς τὰς πατρίδας . . εἰρήνην Plb. 5.105.2; ἐκ ταλαιπωρίας Jul. Or. 2.58c:—Pass., return, ἐπὶ τὸ στρατόπεδον X. An. 3.4.36.