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καταπαύω

katapauo

put an end to, stop

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What it meant

κατα-παύω · kata-pauō — LSJ

put an end to, stop, bring to a close, conclude, and proceed

put an end to, stop, κατέπαυσα θεῶν χόλον Od. 4.583; μηνιθμὸν καταπαυσέμεν (Ep. fut. inf.) Il. 16.62; πόλεμον καταπαυσέμεν ἀνδρῶν 7.36; νεῖκος κ. Hes. Th. 87; τὴν ναυπηγίην Hdt. 1.27; νόσους A. Supp. 586 (lyr.); λιγυρὰν γᾶρυν B. l.c.; αἱμορραγίαν Gal. 16.777; bring to a close, τὸν λόγον Plb. 2.8.8; τὸ σύγγραμμα Phld. Po. 5.26; κ. τὸν πρῶτον λόγον εἰς . . conclude the first section and proceed to . . , Olymp. in Mete. 78.9:— Med., πόνους -παυόμενοι E. Hel. 1154 (lyr.):—Pass., -παύεται τὰ ἀρρωστήμ

II put an end to, kill

c. acc. pers., put an end to, i.e. kill, τάχα κέν σε . . ἔγχος ἐμὸν κατέπαυσε Il. 16.618; σοῦ κ. τὰς πνοάς Ar. Av. 1397.

2 make one stop from, hinder, check, keep in check

make one stop from a thing, hinder, check, μιν καταπαύσῃ ἀγηνορίης ἀλεγεινῆς Il. 22.457; παῖδας καταπαυέμεν ἀφροσυνάων Od. 24.457; so κ. τινὰ δρόμου Pl. Plt. 294e: c. part., κ. ταύτην λαλοῦσαν Men. 66.5: c. acc. only, keep in check, τινα Od. 2.244 (cf. 168), Il. 15.105.

3 depose from, depose, from their honours, cease to worship

depose from power, κ. τινὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς, τῆς βασιληΐης, Hdt. 4.1, 6.64; τοὺς τυράννους Id. 5.38, cf. 2.144, 7.105; Μούσας depose them from their honours, cease to worship them, E. HF 685 (lyr.):—Pass., τῆς βασιληΐης κατεπαύσθη Hdt. 1.130, cf. 6.71.

b put down

put down, τὴν ἑωυτοῦ ἀρχήν Id. 1.86; τὴν Κύρου δύναμιν ib. 90; δῆμον Th. 1.107; τοὺς τετρακοσίους Id. 8.97; τιμὰς ἐνέρων E. Alc. 31 (anap.).

III leave off, cease

Pass. and Med. (fut. -πᾰήσομαι PMag.Lond. 121.916), leave off, cease, Ar. Eq. 1265; λόγος κ. ἐν . . Pl. Phlb. 66c: c. part., οὐ -παήσεται ἐρχομένη PMag. l.c.

IV rest

Act. used intr. like Med., μολπᾶν δʼ ἄπο . . καταπαύσας πόσις . . ἔκειτο E. Hec. 918 (lyr., s. v.l.); εὐημερῶν κατάπαυσον rest while you are well off, Com.Adesp. 110.8, cf. LXX Ge. 8.22, al.; κ. τοῦ πορευθῆναι ib. 3 Ki. 12.24.

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