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καταφερής

καταφερής, going down

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καταφερεῖ masculine nominative dual, masculine vocative dual, masculine accusative dual, feminine nominative dual, feminine vocative dual, feminine accusative dual, neuter nominative dual, neuter vocative dual, neuter accusative dual, masculine dative singular, feminine dative singular, neuter dative singular of καταφερής

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καταφερ-ής, ές,
  • going down, εὖτʼ ἂν κ. γίνηται ὁ ἥλιος when the sun is near setting, Hdt. 2.63; of ground, sloping, X. Cyn. 10.9, PLille 1v1 (iii B.C.); κ. ἐπί τι inclined towards . ., Hp. Art. 57; πρός τι, opp. εὐθεῖα, ib. 75; κ. φυγή downhill, Plb. 2.68.7; κ. κοιλία, of diarrhoea, Dieuch. ap. Orib. 4.7.21: metaph., headlong, rapid, ῥύσις τῆς λέξεως D.H. Dem. 40.
    • II inclined, prone, esp. to sensual pleasures, εἰς λίθων βολάς prob. in Phld. Ir. p.31 W.; πρὸς οἶνον, πρὸς τἀφροδίσια, Plu. Alex. 23, Ath. 13.589d: abs., lecherous, D.L. 4.40, Sor. 1.38 (Comp.), Phot. s.v. μύραινα: freq. written κατωφερής (q. v.).

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