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κατερύω

kateruo

draw, haul down

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κατερύω · kateryō — LSJ

draw, haul down, to draw, milk, draw, unfurling

draw, haul down, freq. in Od. of ships, τήν γε [σχεδίην] κατείρυσεν εἰς ἅλα δῖαν 5.261:—Pass., νηῦς τε κατείρυσται 8.151, etc.; so κατειρύσαντες ἐς Σαλαμῖνα τὰ ναυήγια Hdt. 8.96; also κ. οὔθατα μόσχου to draw or milk them, Nic. Th. 552; τόξα κ. draw a bow, AP 9.16 (Mel.):—Med., κὰδ δʼ ἄρα λαῖφος ἐρυσσάμενοι unfurling, A.R. 2.931.

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