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κατασείω

κατασείω, to shake down, throw down

κατα-σείω, fut. -σείσω Hp. Art. 43: pf. -σέσεικα Philem. 84:—
  • shake down, throw down, οἰκοδομήματος ἐπὶ μέγα Th. 2.76; τεῖχος, τοῦ τείχους ἐπὶ μέγα, Arr. An. 1.19.2, 2.23.1; σεισμὸς κ. τὴν πόλιν Ael. VH 6.7:—Pass., fall down, Ph. 2.512; of a lionʼs mane, αὐχένος ἐκ λασίοιο χαίτη -εσείετο Pancrat. Oxy. 1085.21: metaph., κ. ἀκροατοῦ ὦτα Philostr. VS 2.29; νόμους Procop. Arc. 27.33; κατέσεισεν ἅπαντα καὶ κατεβρόντησε Eun. Hist. p.256 D.; ἕως κατέσεισε until he laid him on the floor (with drinking), Men. 8, cf. Philem. l.c., Ath. 10.431c.
      • 2 impel, drive headlong, νεανίσκον εἰς τὸν μανιώδη καὶ σφαλερὸν τῆς βασιλείας ἔρωτα Eun. Hist. p.235 D., cf. p.267 D.:—Pass., πρὸς τὸ λέγειν κ. ib. p.223 D.
      • 3 in Surgery, treat by shaking, Hp. Art. 42:—Pass., ib. 43.
      • 4 κατασείσας τὴν χεῖρα with a motion of the hand, Act.Ap. 19.33; κ. ἱκετηρίας J. BJ 2.21.8; κ. τὰ ἱμάτια, by way of signal, Plu. Pomp. 73: more freq. c. dat., κ. τῇ χειρί beckon with the hand, Plb. 1.78.3, Hld. 10.7; κ. τῇ χειρὶ σιγᾶν Act.Ap. 12.17; κ. τῷ λύχνῳ ἅμα λέγων τὸν λόγον PMag.Lond. 46.453; κ. ὀθόναις Hld. 9.6: abs., κ. τινί beckon to another, as a sign for him to be silent, X. Cyr. 5.4.4; κ. τισὶν ἐπεξιέναι J. AJ 17.10.2; but also, shake the head in token of contempt, Phld. Vit. p.37 J.

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