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κατάρχω

κατάρχω, to make beginning of

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κατάρξαντος aorist active participle masculine genitive singular, aorist active participle neuter genitive singular of κατάρχω

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κατάρχ-ω,
  • make beginning of a thing, c. gen., τίνες κατῆρξαν . . μάχης; A. Pers. 351; ὁδοῦ κατάρχειν lead the way, S. OC 1019; δεινοῦ λόγου Id. Tr. 1135; λόγων χρησίμων Ar. Lys. 638, cf. Pl. Prt. 351e, etc.; τραυμάτων Ascl. Tact. 7.1; τὸ κατάρχον αἰσθήσεως, τῆς κινήσεως, the source of perception, of motion, Gal. 5.588: rarely c. acc., begin a thing, θαυμαστόν τινα λόγον Pl. Euthd. 283b: c. part., begin doing, X. Cyr. 1.4.4, 4.5.58: abs., Pl. Smp. 177e, Arist. Mu. 399a15.
      • 2 θανόντα δεσπόταν γόοις κατάρξω I will lead the dirge over . ., E. Andr. 1199 (lyr., with reference to the religious sense, infr. II.2).
    • II Med., begin, like Act., c. gen., ἐχθρᾶς ἡμέρας κατάρχεται Id. Ph. 540; τοῖς κατηργμένοις τῆς πορείας Pl. Phdr. 256d; κ. τῆς προσβολῆς Plb. 2.67.1; τοῦ λόγου Plu. Symp. 2.151e: c. acc., κ. νόμον, στεναγμόν, E. Hec. 685 (s. v. l.), Or. 960 (both lyr.): abs., κατάρχεται μέλος is beginning, Id. HF 750 (lyr.), cf. 891 (lyr.); τὸ -άρξασθαι Ael. Tact. 17.
      • 2 in religious sense, begin the sacrificial ceremonies, once in Hom., Νέστωρ χέρνιβά τʼ οὐλοχύτας τε κατήρχετο Nestor began [the sacrifice ] with the washing of hands and sprinkling the barley on the victimʼs head, Od. 3.445: abs., Hdt. 4.60, 103, And. 1.126; κατάρχομαι μέν, σφάγια δʼ ἄλλοισιν μέλει I begin the rite, but leave the slaughter of the victim to others, E. IT 40; ἐπὶ τῶν θυσιῶν κριθαῖς κ. D.H. 2.25: c. gen., κατάρχεσθαι τοῦ τράγου make a beginning of the victim, i.e. consecrate him for sacrifice by cutting off the hair of his forehead, Ar. Av. 959; ἐπεὶ δὲ αὐτοῦ (sc. Ἡρακλέος) πρὸς τῷ βωμῷ κατάρχοντο Hdt. 2.45; πῶς δʼ αὖ κατάρξῃ θυμάτων; E. Ph. 573, cf. IT 56, 1154; κατάρξασθαι τῶν ἱερῶν D. 21.114: metaph., σκυτάλην λαβών μου κατήρξατο Luc. Somn. 3, cf. Plu. Caes. 66:—so later in Act., Hld. 2.34, al.
        • b sacrifice, slay, ξίφει, φασγάνῳ κ., E. Alc. 74, El. 1222 (lyr.):— Pass., ᾗ (sc. τῇ θεᾷ) σὸν κατῆρκται σῶμα hath been devoted, Id. Heracl. 601.
    • III Act., rule, govern, c. gen., Alciphr. 3.44 (s.v.l.).
    • IV κατάρξω ὑμᾶς ἐν σκορπίοις will chastise you . ., LXX 3 Ki. 12.24r.

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