Dictionary entry

G02703

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

καταφεύγω

Infl. fut. -φεύξομαι

1. "to flee for refuge", Hdt.; c. acc., κ. βωμόν "to flee for refuge" to the altar, Eur.; κ. ἐν τόπῳ "to flee and take refuge" in a place, Xen.; "to flee for protection", ὃς ἂν καταφυγῇ ἐς τούτους Hdt.; so, κ. ἐπί τινα, πρός τινα Dem.

2. ἐκ τῆς μάχης κ. "to escape" from.., Hdt.

3. "to have recourse to", εἰς τοὺς λόγους Plat.; ἐπὶ τὸν δικαστήν Arist.

4. εἰς τὴν τοῦ βίου μετριότητα "to fall back upon, appeal to", Dem.