Dictionary entry

G02708

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

καταχέω

Infl. fut. -χεῶ

Infl. aor1 κατέχεα

Infl. epic κατέχευα

Infl. Pass., 3rd sg. epic aor2 κατέχυ^το

Infl. Pass., 3rd pl. epic aor2 κατέχυντο

I. "to pour down upon, pour over", τί τινι Hom.; also, κατ. τί τινος Hdt., attic:—Pass., κατὰ ταῖν κόραιν ὕπνου τι καταχεῖται a bit of sleep "is poured over" the eyes, Ar.

2. "to pour or shower down", Hom.: "to throw or cast down", id=Hom.; πέπλον κατέχευεν ἐπ᾽ οὔδει "let" the robe "fall upon" the pavement, Il.

3. Pass. "to be poured over" the ground, "lie in heaps", ὁ χῶρος, ἐν ᾧ αἱ ἄκανθαι [τῶν ὀφίων] κατακεχύαται (ionic 3rd pl. perf. pass.), Hdt.

II. "to melt down", χρυσὸν ἐς πίθους id=Hdt.; and in Mid., χρυσὸν καταχέασθαι "to have" it "melted down", id=Hdt.

B. καταχέυω

epic imperf. mid., τέττιξ καταχεύετ᾽ ἀοιδήν, Hes.