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καθικνέομαι

kathikneomai

come down to

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καθικνέομαι · kathikneomai — LSJ

come down to, reach, touch, hast touched, nearly, came down upon, take effect, attack, affect, reach, touch, strike

come down to: in Hom. only metaph., reach, touch, με μάλιστα καθίκετο πένθος ἄλαστον Od. 1.342, μάλα πώς με καθίκεο θυμὸν ἐνιπῇ thou hast touched me nearly, Il. 14.104; later, of any down-stroke, κάρα . . κέντροισί μου καθίκετο came down upon my head, S. OT 809; εἰς ὅλμους κ. ὑπέροις Paus. 5.18.2: abs., ἐπανατεινάμενος τὸ ξίφος καθικνεῖται Parth. 8.9: generally, take effect, Phld. Mus. p.85K.; attack, affect, τῆς ὀπτήσεως καθικνουμένης καὶ ἐξατμιζούσης τὸ τροφῶδες Ath.Med. ap. Orib. 1.9.1: freq.

2 attain, they will succeed

κ. τῆς ἐπιβολῆς attain oneʼs purpose, Plb. 2.38.8, cf. 4.50.10; ποιεῖν [πόλιν] τηλικαύτην ἡλίκην καὶ τειχίζειν ἐπιβαλλόμενοι καθίξονται they will succeed, Id. 5.93.5.

3 that which comes to one

κατικόμενον, τό, that which comes to one, oneʼs share of an inheritance, IG 9 (1).334.30 (Locr., v. B.C.).

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