καταπαύω
Infl. poet. καπ-παύω
Infl. fut. σω
Infl. epic inf. -παυσέμεν
I. "to lay to rest, put an end to", Hom., Hdt.:— Mid., Eur.
II. c. acc. pers. "to lay to rest", i. e. "kill", Il.
2. "to make one stop from" a thing, "hinder or check from", c. gen., Hom.:—and c. acc. only, "to stop, keep in check", id=Hom., Hdt.
3. like καταλύω, "to put down or depose from" power, κ. τινὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς, τῆς βασιληΐης Hdt.; κ. τοὺς τυράννους id=Hdt.:—Pass., τῆς βασιληΐης κατεπαύθη id=Hdt.
b. "to put down", τὴν Κύρου δύναμιν id=Hdt.; τὸν δῆμον Thuc.
III. Pass. and Mid. "to leave off from, cease from", τινος Hdt., etc.
2. absol. "to leave off, cease", Ar., etc.
3. the Act. is also used intr. like Mid., Eur.