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καταλείπω

kataleipo

leave behind

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καταλείπω · kataleipō — LSJ

leave behind, leave behind one, to be left, remain behind, left behind

leave behind, πὰρ δʼ ἄρʼ ὄχεσφιν ἄλλον . . κάλλιπεν Il. 12.92; esp. of persons dying or going into a far country, κὰδ δέ με χήρην λείπεις ἐν μεγάροισι 24.725; οὖρον . . κατέλειπον ἐπὶ κτεάτεσσιν Od. 15.89; οἷόν μιν Τροίηυδε κιὼν κατέλειπεν Ὀδυσσεύς 17.314; so later, τὴν στρατιὴν καταλίπεσκε ἐν τῷ προαστίῳ Hdt. 4.78; φύλακον κ. τινά Id. 1.113, cf. 2.103:—Med., καταλείπεσθαι παῖδας leave behind one, Pl. Smp. l.c., cf. Hdt. 3.34, etc.:— Pass., to be left, remain behind, κατελέλειπτο ἐν Πέρσῃσι Hdt.

2 bequeath

bequeath, [τόξον] παιδὶ κάλλιπʼ ἀποθνῄσκων Od. 21.33: metaph., ἐμοὶ δʼ ὀδύνας τε γόους τε κάλλιπεν 1.243, cf. 11.279; δόκησιν ἰσχύος καὶ ξυνέσεως ἐς τὸ ἔπειτα Th. 4.18; τοῖς θρέψασι λύπας Lys. 2.70; παισὶν αἰδῶ οὐ χρυσὸν κ. Pl. Lg. 729b: c. inf., εἰ καταλείψει μηδὲ ταφῆναι not enough to be buried with, Ar. Pl. 556:—Pass., [χρήματα] καταλειφθέντα Is. 1.45.

b leave

κ. διαθήκας leave a will (when going on service), Id. 9.14.

3 leave

Med., leave in a certain state, κόλπον βαθὺν καταλιπόμενος τοῦ κιθῶνος Hdt. 6.125.

II forsake, abandon, shall leave, upon the field, not to appear at

forsake, abandon, οὕτω δὴ μέμονας Τρώων πόλιν . . καλλείψειν; Il. 14.89, cf. 22.383; πολλοὺς καταλείψομεν we shall leave many upon the field, 12.226; ὤ μοι, εἰ μέν κε λίπω κάτα τεύχεα 17.91; κὰδ δέ κεν εὐχωλὴν Πριάμῳ καὶ Τρωσὶ λίποιεν Ἀργείην Ἑλένην 2.160: c. inf., κάλλιπεν οἰωνοῖσιν ἕλωρ καὶ κύρμα γενέσθαι Od. 3.271; σχεδίην ἀνέμοισι φέρεσθαι κ. 5.344; μέλη . . θηρσὶν βοράν E. Supp. 46 (lyr.); μή ποτʼ ἐμὸν κατʼ αἰῶνα λίποι θεῶν πανάγυρις A. Th. 219; μή με καταλίπῃς μόνον S. Ph. 809; οἰκίας τε κ

2 let drop, give up

let drop, give up, τὰ αὑτῶν ἔργα X. Cyn. 3.10, cf. 10.15; εἰ ἐνταῦθα -λίποιμι τὸν λόγον Isoc. 9.33.

III leave remaining, leave, reserve, to be left, remain, remainder, it remains that, yet remains to be fought

leave remaining, ὀκτὼ μόνον X. An. 6.3.5 codd.; κ. ἄφοδον leave an exit, ib. 4.2.11:—Med., κ. στενὴν διέξοδον Pl. Ti. 73e; -λείπεσθαι ἑαυτῷ reserve for oneself, X. Mem. 1.1.8; ὑπερβολὴν οὐ κ. χαρᾶς Plb. 16.23.4, cf. 16.25.6:—Pass., to be left, remain, τίς ἔτι ἡδονὴ -λείπεται; Lys. 2.71, cf. Ep.Hebr. 4.1, etc.; of the remainder in calculations, PPetr. 3p.326, al. (iii B.C.), Nicom. Ar. 1.13.13, etc.: impers. καταλείπεται c. inf., it remains that . . , τὸν κόσμον κ. ἀθάνατον εἶμεν Aristaeus ap. St

2 leave alone

leave alone, opp. περιαιρέω, Id. Mem. 3.2.4, cf. Arist. Pol. 1342a34.

b leave undisputed, admit, allow the truth of

leave undisputed, τὰς παραλλαγάς Phld. Sign. 24: hence, admit, allow the truth of a doctrine, Id. Po. 5.34, Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1055.13:—Pass., Phld. Piet. 80.

c omit

omit, c. inf., Alex.Aphr. in SE 118.10.

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