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καταλέγω

katalego2

recount, tell at length and in order

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What it meant

καταλέγω · katalegō — LSJ

recount, tell at length and in order, which have been recounted, tell, the tale of

recount, tell at length and in order, Hom., always in fut. or aor. 1, ταῦτα μάλʼ ἀτρεκέως καταλέξω Il. 10.413, al.; τόδε εἰπὲ καὶ ἀτρεκέως κατάλεξον ib. 384, al.; πᾶσαν ἀληθείην κατάλεξον 24.407: freq. in Hdt., as 4.83, 114; ἑξῆς κ. Ath. 13.610b; κ. τὰς προσηγορίας ib.c:—Pass., τούτων ὦν τῶν καταλεχθέντων of those which have been recounted, Hdt. 4.50, cf. 23, al.:—Med., Ps.-Hdt. Vit.Hom. 21: folld. by interrog. Adv., κατάλεξον ὅπως ἤντησας Od. 17.44, 3.97; κεῖνον ὀϊζυρὸν κατάλεξον, ἤ που ἔτι ζώε

b repeat, recite

repeat, recite, τῶν χρησμῶν Hdt. 7.6; τετράμετρα πρὸς τὸν αὐλόν X. Smp. 6.3; τὰς πατρίους εὐχάς Herm.Hist. 2; καταλέγεσθαι· ὀδύρεσθαι τὸν τεθνεῶτα, Hsch.; cf. κατάλεγμα, καταλογή III.

2 reckon up, tell in full tale, reckoned up

reckon up, tell in full tale, μνηστῆρας ἀριθμήσας κατάλεξον Od. 16.235; of a line of kings or ancestors, κατέλεγον οἱ ἱρέες ἐκ βύβλου . . βασιλέων τ καὶ λ οὐνόματα Hdt. 2.100; τοὺς αἰεὶ πατέρας Id. 6.53; κ. ἑωυτὸν μητρόθεν reckoned up his pedigree, Id. 1.173; κ. τοὺς ἄρχοντας Pl. Hp.Ma. 285e, cf. Ep. 327e, X. Mem. 2.4.4:—later in Med., Ph. 1.187, 2.593, Ath. 11.504f.

b reckon, count as

reckon, count as, οὒς οἱ πολλοὶ πλουσίους κ. Pl. Lg. 742e, cf. X. An. 2.6.27: so perh. in Pass., χήρα -έσθω 1 Ep.Ti. 5.9.

c conclude by enumeration

conclude by enumeration, ὡς . . Arist. Rh. Al. 1429b35.

3 enumerate, draw up a list, enrol, enlist, enrol for oneself, to be enlisted, enrolled, to be enrolled

with pf. κατείλοχα Paus. 10.24.1:—Pass., aor. (v. infr.): pf. κατείλεγμαι; 3 pl. plpf. κατειλέχατο J. AJ 19.1.15:— enumerate, draw up a list, hence, enrol, enlist, ἄνδρας οἳ δορυφόροι μὲν οὐκ ἐγένοντο Πεισιστράτου, κορυνηφόροι δέ Hdt. 1.59; στρατιώτας, ὁπλίτας, Ar. Ach. 1065, Lys. 394, etc.; ἱππέας Arist. Ath. 49.2; κ. εἰς ὁπλίτας Lys. 15.7; εἰς τὸν κατάλογον Ἀθηναίων Id. 25.16; ἐς τὰς ναῦς Th. 3.75: generally, τοὺς πεντακισχιλίους Arist. Ath. 29.5; κ. τὸν Ἡρακλέα εἰς τοὺς δώδεκα θεούς D.S. 4.39

4 select

later, select, τοῖς παισὶ τοὺς διδασκάλους AB 105:—Med., τὸν πλωτικὸν [βίον] Pl. Ax. 368b.

II inform against, accuse

= μηνύειν, τῷ βασιλεῖ τὴν ἐπιβουλήν J. AJ 15.3.2: c. gen., inform against, ib. 19.6.3; accuse, μάρτυς ἄδικος -λέγων αὐτοῦ ἀσέβειαν LXX De. 19.16.

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