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κατορύσσω

κατορύσσω, to bury in the earth

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κατώρυσσον imperfect active indicative 3rd plural, imperfect active indicative 1st singular of κατορύσσω

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κατ-ορύσσω, Att. κατορύττω, fut. Pass. -ορυχθήσομαι cj. in Antipho 3.2.10, -ορῠχήσομαι cj. in Ar. Av. 394 (lyr.): pf. Pass. -ορώρυγμαι Antipho 3.3.12, etc., later κατώρυγμαι LW 1075 (Apollonia ad Rhyndacum), Str. 9.3.8, cf. Moer. p.240 P.: aor. 2 inf. Pass. -ορῠγῆναι Arr. Epict. 4.8.36:—
  • bury, sink in the earth, Hdt. 2.41, Hp. Fract. 13; ζώοντας ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν κατώρυξε Hdt. 3.35, cf. 7.114; ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ Ar. Av. 475; πατέρα ζῶντα κ. X. Mem. 1.2.55; κ. κατὰ γῆς Hdt. 8.36; κατὰ τῆς γῆς Ar. Pl. 238; τινὰ εἰς πηλόν (of poets’ descriptions) Pl. R. 363d; [τὰ ᾠὰ] εἰς τὴν κόπρον Arist. HA 559b2:—Pass., ζῶντες κατορωρύγμεθα Antipho 3.3.12, cf. X. An. 5.8.11, Com.Adesp. 1224; τὰ -ορυττόμενα κατὰ γῆς Thphr. HP 5.7.6, cf. Archestr. Fr. 62.21; of metals, lie buried, Pl. Euthd. 288e; of money, to be buried, D. 27.53 (metaph., 29.49); ἐν πορφυρίσι -ορωρυγμένος, of Sardanapallus, Max.Tyr. 35.1.
      • 2 metaph., ruin utterly, Pherecr. 145.19.
        • b suppress, κ. τῷ λόγῳ Lib. Or. 42.14:—Pass., πρᾶγμα καταπεφρονημένον καὶ κατορωρυγμένον ib. 62.32.

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