II. atraining, education, discipline, Plut .; and katartisthvr
katartisthvr
katartisthvr , h`ro", oJ , one who restores order, a mediator, Hdt.
katartuvw
kat-artuvw , f. uvsw »uØ1/4 , to prepare, dress, of food, Luc.
2.
generally,
to train, educate, discipline:
—
Pass.
to be trained, disciplined,
Solon,
Soph.
3.
c. inf
.,
k. molei`n
to procure
his coming,
Soph.
II.
intr.
in
part. pf
.,
kathrtukw;" iJkevth"
,
metaph.
, a
complete
suppliant, one
who has done all that is required,
Aesch.
katavruto"
katavruØto" , on , poët. for katavrruto" , Eur.
katarcairesiavzw
kat-arcairesiavzw , f. sw , to defeat in an election, esp. by unfair means, Plut.
katarcav"
katarcav" , less correct form for katÆ ajrcav" .
katavrcw
kat-avrcw , f. xw , to make beginning of a thing, c. gen ., Aesch. ; oJdou` katavrcein to lead the way, Soph. :—rarely c. acc. to begin a thing, Plat. :— c. part. to begin doing, Xen.
2.
to honour,
Eur.
II.
Med.
to make a beginning, to begin,
like
Act.
,
c. gen
., Id.,
Plat.
; also
c. acc
.,
Eur.
:
absol.
,
katavrcetai mevlo"
is beginning,
Id.
2.
in religious sense,
to begin the sacrificial ceremonies,
Nevstwr cevrnibav tÆ oujlocuvta" te kathvrceto
Nestor
began
[
the sacrifice
]
with
the washing of hands and sprinkling the barley on the victims head, Od.;
katavrcomai
I begin the function,
Eur
.:
—c. gen
.,
katavrcesqai tou` travgou
to make a beginning of
the victim, i.e.
consecrate
him
for sacrifice
by cutting off the hair of his forehead,
Ar.
;
pw`" dÆ au\ katavrxei qumavtwn
;
Eur.
b.
to sacrifice, slay,
Id.:—
Pass.
,
so;n kath`rktai sw`ma
hath been devoted,
Id.
c.
simply,
to strike,
Plut.
katasbevnnumi
kata-sbevnnu<Eth>mi or -uvw , f. -sbevsw , to put out, quench, Lat. extinguere , Il., Eur. , etc. :— metaph. , e[stin qavlassa, tiv" dev nin katasbevsei ; who shall dry it up? Aesch .; k. bohvn, e[rin to quell noise, strife, Soph.
II. Pass ., aor. I kat-esbhvqhn , with intr. aor. 2 act. katevsbhn , inf. kata-sbh`nai , pf. act. kat-evsbhka :— to goout, be quenched, Hdt .: —metaph ., klaumavtwn phgai; katesbhvkasi Aesch.
kataseivw
kata-seivw , f. -seivsw , to shake down, throw down, Thuc.
II. katasei`sai th;n cei`ra to shake or make a motion of the hand; so, k. ta; iJmavtia , by way of