καταδέω

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From κατα- (kata-) +‎ δέω (déō, to bind, tie).

Verb

κᾰτᾰδέω • (kătădéō)

  1. to bind on or to, bind fast, bind up
  2. to put in bonds, imprison
  3. to convict and condemn of a crime
  4. to tie down, stop, check
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From κατα- (kata-) +‎ δέω (déō, to lack, need, want).

Verb

καταδέω • (katadéō)

  1. to lack, need, want
  2. to come after, be behind
    • Pausanias, Descriptions of Greece 8.33.2:
      Αἰγύπτιοι καὶ ὁ Μινύης Ὀρχομενὸς καὶ ἡ Δῆλος τὸ κοινὸν Ἑλλήνων ἐμπόριον, αἱ μὲν ἀνδρὸς ἰδιώτου μέσου δυνάμει χρημάτων καταδέουσιν ἐς εὐδαιμονίαν, ἡ Δῆλος δέ, ἀφελόντι τοὺς ἀφικνουμένους παρ᾿ Ἀθηναίων ἐς τοῦ ἱεροῦ τὴν φρουράν, Δηλίων γε ἕνεκα ἔρημός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπων. 3Βαβυλῶνος δὲ τοῦ μὲν Βήλου τὸ ἱερὸν λείπεται, Βαβυλῶνος δὲ ταύτης, ἥντινα εἶδε πόλεων τῶν τότε μεγίστην ἥλιος, οὐδὲν ἔτι ἦν εἰ μὴ τεῖχος, καθὰ καὶ Τίρυνθος τῆς ἐν τῇ Ἀργολίδι.
      Aigúptioi kaì ho Minúēs Orkhomenòs kaì hē Dêlos tò koinòn Hellḗnōn empórion, hai mèn andròs idiṓtou mésou dunámei khrēmátōn katadéousin es eudaimonían, hē Dêlos dé, aphelónti toùs aphiknouménous par’ Athēnaíōn es toû hieroû tḕn phrourán, Dēlíōn ge héneka érēmós estin anthrṓpōn. 3Babulônos dè toû mèn Bḗlou tò hieròn leípetai, Babulônos dè taútēs, hḗntina eîde póleōn tôn tóte megístēn hḗlios, oudèn éti ên ei mḕ teîkhos, kathà kaì Tírunthos tês en tēî Argolídi.
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