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κατάγω

katago

lead down, into the nether world, bring down

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What it meant

κατ-άγω · kat-agō — LSJ

lead down, into the nether world, bring down, bring down

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.).

2 draw down

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.

3 bring down to the sea-coast

bring down to the sea-coast, κατάγειν κοίλας ἐπὶ νῆας Il. 5.26, cf. 6.53; ἐπὶ θάλατταν τὸ στράτευμα X. Ages. 1.18.

b launch

launch, σκάφος εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν Callix. 1.

4 bring down from the high seas to land, put in to shore, draw, to land, bringing in, from the sea, come to land, land

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

b turn in and lodge

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.

5 draw down, out, spin, spinning-girl

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.

6 reduce

reduce to a state, ἐς κίνδυνον φανερὸν κ. τὴν πόλιν Th. 4.68; ὁ οἶνος εἰς ὕπνον κ. Ael. VH 13.6.

7 bring home, gain, escort

bring home, gain, θρίαμβον καὶ νίκην τῇ πατρίδι Plb. 11.33.7; ἐκ πολέμων Plu. Fab. 24; escort, ἐπὶ τιμητείαν Id. Aem. 38, etc.

8 derive, are traced down, to be descended

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.

9 derive, derive, lower, bring down, lower

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.

10 couch

Medic., couch a cataract, Gal. 18(2).680.

11 wind up

wind up a torsion-engine, Ph. Bel. 76.13:—Pass., Hero Bel. 79.6; ὁ κατάγων τὴν χεῖρα Ph. Bel. 75.9.

12 current

καταγόμενος current, ἐνιαυτός Vett.Val. 27.16.

II bring back, brought back, recall, restore, return

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.

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