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κατακλίνω

κατακλίνω, to lay down

κατα-κλίνω [ῑ],
  • lay down, [δόρυ] κατακλίνας ἐπὶ γαίῃ Od. 10.165; κ. τοὺς Πέρσας ἐς λειμῶνα having made them recline (for dinner) in a meadow, Hdt. 1.126, cf. Pl. R. 363c, 420e, Ev.Luc. 9.14, Milet. 1(9).368; κ. παιδίον put it to bed, Ar. Lys. 19, cf. Plu. Lyc. 3; κ. τινὰ ἐν ἁρμαμάξῃ X. Cyr. 6.4.11; also, cause one to take to his bed, i.e. strike with disease, PMag.Par. 1.2075; of animals, X. Cyn. 9.3; κ. τινὰ εἰς Ἀσκληπιοῦ lay a sick person in the temple of Asclepios, Ar. Pl. 411, V. 123; ταύταν ὀβολῶ κ. (sens. obsc.) Cerc. 5.31:—Pass. (with aor. 2 Att. -εκλίνην, aor. 1 -εκλίθην Att. and in other dialects), lie at table, κατακλιθέντας πίνειν Hdt. 2.121.δʹ; κατακλῐνήσομαι Ar. Eq. 98, cf. V. 1208; generally, lie down, κατακλινεὶς δευρί Id. Nu. 694; κατακλίνεσθαι παρά τινα lie at table next him, Pl. Smp. 175a; but, παρά τινι lie with him sexually, ib. 203c; κατακλίνηθι μετʼ ἐμοῦ Ar. Lys. 904; κ. ἐπὶ ταῖς κοίταις, ἐπὶ στιβάδος, Ar. V. 1040, X. Cyr. 5.2.15; of a sick man, take to oneʼs bed, Hp. Epid. 1.2; simply, lie in bed, Id. Prog. 3, Diocl. Fr. 141; κατακλιθέντα ἐς τὸ ἱερόν Hyp. Eux. 18; κατεκλίθη ὕπτιος Pl. Phd. 117e codd.; κατακεκλιμένος, of a corpse, Plb. 6.53.1.
    • II cause to incline, bend downwards, ἕως ἂν κατακλίνῃ [ὁ ἐλέφας τοὺς φοίνικας] Arist. HA 610a23: metaph., lay prostrate, overthrow, τύραννον Thgn. 1181.
    • III Pass., of ground, slope, ἤπειρόνδε A.R. 2.734.
      • 2 of the sun, set, Poll. 4.157.
      • 3 of crabs’ eyes, turn sideways, Arist. HA 529b28.
      • 4 kneel, ὅταν κατακλιθῇ εἰς γόνατα [κάμηλος] ib. 499a17.
      • 5 c. dat., to be set under, made subject to, ὅταν κατακλιθῇ τὸ θητικὸν τῷ προπολεμοῦντι Herm. in Phdr. p.157 A.

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