katar-ravkth" , ou , ( katar-rhvgnumi ), or kat-aravkth" ( kat-aravssw ):
I. as Adj. down-rushing, to;n katarravkthn ojdovn ( Att. for oujdovn ) to the downward entrance [of Hades], Soph.
II.
as
Subst.
broken water, a waterfall,
Lat.
cataracta
,
Strab.
2.
a kind of portcullis,
Plut.
3.
a sea-bird, so called from
rushing down upon
its prey,
a gull,
Ar.
katarraktov"
katarraktov" , hv, ovn , = foreg., k. quvra a trap-door, Plut.
katarravptw
katar-ravptw , f. yw , to stitch on or over, quvrh katerrammevnh rJivpei> kalavmwn a frame lashed to a crate of reeds, Hdt.
II.
to stitch tight,
Plut.
2.
metaph.
to devise, compass,
Aesch.
From
katavrrafo"
katavrrafo"
katavrra±fo" , on , sewn together, patched, Luc.
katarrevzw
katar-revzw , f. xw , to pat with the hand, to stroke, caress, like Lat. mulcere , ceiri; dev min katevrexe ( Ep. for katerr- ) Hom. ; also karrevzousa ( Ep. for katarr- )Il.
katarrevpw
katar-revpw , f. yw , to make to incline downwards, make to fall, Soph.
katarrevw
katar-revw
,
f.
-reuvsomai
and
-ruhvsomai
:
pf.
-erruvhka
:
aor.
2 in
pass.
form
-erruvhn
:—
to flow down,
Il.,
Hdt.
,
Att.
2.
of men,
to stream
or
rush down,
Ar
.,
Thuc.
3.
of fruit, leaves,
etc.
,
to fall off,
Xen.
4.
to fall in ruins,
Dem.
5.
k. ei[" tina
to come to, fall to the lot of,
Theocr
., Bion.
II.
k. fovnw/
to run down with
blood,
Eur.
; so in
Med.
,
Plut.
katarrhvgnumi
katar-rhvgnu<Eth>mi and -uvw , f. -rhvxw , to break down, th;n gevfuran Hdt .; mevlaqra Eur.
2.
to tear in pieces, rend,
Dem
.:
—Med
.,
katerrhvxanto tou;" kiqw`na"
they rent their
coats,
Hdt.
3.
in
Soph.
Ant. 675
tropa;" katarrhvgnusi »hJ ajnarciva1/4
breaks up
armies
and turns them to
flight.
II.
Pass
.,
aor.
2
katerravghn »a±1/4
, with
pf. act.
katevrrwga
:—
to be broken down, to be thrown down and broken,
Hdt.
2. to fall or rush down, to break or burst out, of storms, Id.; of tears, Eur. :— metaph. , oJ povlemo" katerravgh Ar.
3. to be broken in pieces, Ai[gupto" melavggaiov" te kai; katerrhgmevnh with black and crumbling soil, Hdt.