καταλύω
Infl. fut. -λύσω
Infl. Pass., fut. -λυ^θήσομαι
Infl. perf. -λέλυ^μαι
I. "to put down, destroy", Il., Eur.
2. of governments, "to dissolve, break up, put down", Hdt., Ar., etc.; κ. τύραννον "to put down, to depose", Thuc.; κ. τινὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς Xen.:—Pass., τῶν ἄλλων καταλελυμένων στρατηγῶν "having been dismissed", Hdt.,
b. "to dissolve, dismiss, disband" a body, καταλύειν τὴν βουλήν id=Hdt.; τὸ ναυτικόν Dem.
c. τὴν φυλακὴν κ. "to neglect" the watch, Ar.
3. "to end, bring to an end", βίοτον Eur.; τὸν βίον Xen.
b. κ. τὴν εἰρήνην "to break" the peace, Aeschin.
c. κ. τὸν πόλεμον "to end" the war, make peace, Thuc., Xen., etc.; and absol. (sub. τὸν πόλεμον) καταλύειν τινί or πρός τινα "to make peace with" him, Thuc.:—so in Mid., id=Thuc., etc.; καταλύεσθαι τὰς ἔχθρας Hdt.
II. "to unloose, unyoke", ἵππους Od.; τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἀδελφεοῦ κ. "to take" it "down" from the wall, Hdt.
2. intr. "to take up one's quarters, to lodge", παρ᾽ ἐμοὶ καταλύει he "is" my "guest", Plat.; κ. παρά τινα "to go and lodge" with him, Thuc.: absol. "to take one's rest", Ar.; Mid., θανάτῳ καταλυσαίμαν "may I take my rest" in the grave, Eur.