κάτω
Etym. κατά
I. with verbs of Motion, "down, downwards", Hom., Hdt., attic
II. with Verbs of Rest, "beneath, below, underneath", opp. to ἄνω, Hes.: —esp. "in the world below", Soph., Plat.
b. geographically "below, southward", Hdt.; but also, "on the coast", Thuc.
III. as a prep. c. gen. "under, below", Trag.
IV. comp. κατωτέρω, "lower, further, downwards", Ar.; c. gen. "lower than, below", Hdt.
2. Sup. κατωτάτω, "at the lowest part", id=Hdt.