C .
C
C, c, ci` , tov , indecl., twenty-second letter of Gr. alphabet: as numeral, cV = 600, Ëc = 600,000: but in Inscrr., C is the first letter of civlioi, ai, a , = 1000.Changes of c , in the dialects:
1.
Dor.
for
q
, as
o[rnico"
for
o[rniqo"
.
2.
Ion.
represented by
k
, as
devkomai kiqwvn
for
devcomai citwvn
.
3.
put before
l
to strengthen the sound, as
clai`na
for
lai`na, cliarov"
for
liarov"
. The Poets in some words treated
c
as a double consonant, so that a short vowel before it becomes long, as in
brovco"
,
ija<Eth>chv
,
ija<Eth>cevw
(
qq. v.
),
faioÑcivtwn
.
cavde
cavde , Ep. 3 sing. aor. 2 of candavnw : cadevein , Ep. inf.
cavzw, CA vZW
CA vZW , to cause to retire, the Act. only in Ep. redupl. aor. 2 kevka±don , f. keka±dhvsw : to force to retire from, deprive of, tou;" yuch`" kekadwvn Il.; ajristh`a" kekadhvsei qumou` kai; yuch`" Od.
B. Med. cavzomai , Ep. impf. cavzeto , Ep. imper. cavzeo : f. cavsomai , Ep. cavssomai : aor. I ejca±savmhn , Ep. 3 sing. cavssato , inf. cavssasqai , part. cassavmeno" :also kekavdonto (for kecavdonto ) 3 pl. of a redupl. aor. 2 kekadovmhn : to give way, draw or shrink back, retire, Il.
2. c. gen. to draw back or retire from, cavzesqe mavch" Ib., etc. ; so, c. ejk belevwn, uJpÆ e[gceo" Ib.; oujde; dh;n cavzeto ajndrov" nor in truth was he (or it, the stone) far from the man, i.e. nearly hit him, Ib.
caivnw
caivnw , v. cavskw .
cavi>o", CA vI OS CA vI OS »a<Eth>1/4, a, on , genuine, true, good, Lacon. word in Ar. ; so, caov" , ovn, caoi; oiJ ejpavnwqen the good men of olden time, Theocr.
cairhdwvn
cairhdwvn , ovno", hJ , delectation, Com. word in Ar. , formed after ajlghdwvn .
caivrhn
caivrhn , Dor. for caivrein .
caivrw
caivrw , (Root CAR ), 3 pl. imper. cairovntwn : impf. Ep. cai`ron , Ion. caivreskon : f. cairhvsw , Ep. redupl. inf. keca±rhsevmen , later also carw` : aor. I ejcavrhsa : pf. kecavrhka , Ep. part. acc. kecarhovta : Med. (in same sense), f: ca±rhvsomai , Ep. keca±rhvsomai : Ep. 3 sing. aor. I chvrato : Ep. redupl. 3 pl. aor. 2 kecavronto ; opt. 3 sing. and pl. kecavroito, -oivato : Pass. (in same sense), aor. 2 ejcavrhn »a±1/4 , Ep. cavrhn , part. careiv" : pf. kecavrhmai , part. kecarmevno" : plqpf. 3 sing. and pl. kecavrhto, -hnto . To rejoice, be glad, be delighted Hom ., etc. ; c. qumw`/ or ejn qumw`/, c. fresi;n h|/si Id.: c. dat. rei, to rejoice at, be delighted with, take delight in a thing, Id., etc. ; so, caivrein ejpiv tini Soph. , Xen. : c. part ., caivrw to;n mu`qon ajkouvsa" I rejoice at having heard, Il.; caivrei" oJrw`n Eur .; caivrw feidovmeno" Ar .;-with part. pres. caivrw sometimes takes the sense of filevw , to be wont to do,