The corpus record

καθυπν-όω

kathupnoo

fall fast asleep

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Where it lives

De Somno et Vigilia 1 · 3.36/10k
Proverbia 1 · 0.9/10k
Histories 7 · 0.38/10k
Memorabilia 1 · 0.28/10k

What it meant

καθυπν-όω · kathypn-oō — LSJ

fall fast asleep, asleep

fall fast asleep, Hdt. 4.8, 7.12, al., X. Mem. 2.1.30, Aen.Tact. 18.17, Phld. Hom. p.25 O., IG 4.952.51 (Epid.): Ep. part. καθυπνώοντι dub. in Maiist. 16:—Pass., κατυπνωμένος asleep, Hdt. 3.69, 7.14, 17.

In the wild

καθυπνοῦντα · kathypnounta Aristotle, De Somno et Vigilia (DIORISIS sentence 3)
κατυπνωμένον · katypnōmenon Herodotus, Histories 3.69.3 (DIORISIS sentence 3393)
κατυπνῶσαι · katypnōsai Herodotus, Histories 4.8.3 (DIORISIS sentence 4150)
κατύπνωσε · katypnōse Herodotus, Histories 7.12.1 (DIORISIS sentence 7161)
κατυπνωμένῳ · katypnōmenōi Herodotus, Histories 7.14.1 (DIORISIS sentence 7172)
κατυπνώσειας · katypnōseias Herodotus, Histories 7.15.3 (DIORISIS sentence 7184)

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