victories in the chariot-race (Castor being the inventor of the xunwriv" ), Pind. , Plut. ; oJ K. u{mno" Pind.
kastorivde"
kastorivde" , aiJ , a Laconian breed of hounds, first reared by Castor, Anth. : also kastovriai kuvne" Xen.
Kavstwr
Kavstwr , oro", oJ , Castor, son of Zeus (or Tyndareus) and Leda, brother of Pollux, Hom.
kavstwr, KA vSTWR
KA vSTWR , oro", oJ , the beaver, Hdt.
kavsceqon
kavsceqon , Ep. for katevsceqon , poët. aor. 2 of katevcw .
kavt
kavt , for katav before t , v. sub kattav .
katav
katav »ka±ta±1/4 , Prep. with gen. or acc. Radical sense down, downwards.
A.
WITH GENIT.
,
I.
denoting
motion from above, down from,
bh` de; katÆ Oujluvmpoio karhvnwn
Il.,
etc.
II.
denoting
downward motion,
1.
down upon
or
over,
kata; cqono;" o[mmata phvxa"
Il.; of the dying,
katÆ ojfqalmw`n kevcutÆ ajcluv"
a cloud settled
upon
the eyes, Ib.; so,
u{dwr kata; ceirov"
,
v.
ceivr
II
. 6.
2. down into, nevktar stavxe kata; rJinw`n Od.; so, kata; cqono;" (or gh`" ) du`nai Trag .; kata; cqono;" kruvptein to bury, Soph. , etc.
3. eu[cesqai or ojmovsai katav tino" to vow or swear by a thing (because one calls down the vengeance of the gods upon it), Thuc. , Dem. :—also to make a vow towards something, i.e. make a vow of offering it, Ar.
4. in hostile sense, against, Aesch ., etc. ; esp. of judges giving sentence against a person, Id.; lovgo" katav tino" a speech against one accused, Lat. in aliquem ; lovgo" prov" tina an answer to an opponent, Lat. adversus aliquem .
5. Lat. de , upon, in respect of, concerning, skopei`n katav tino" Plat .; e[paino" katav tino" praise bestowed upon one, Aeschin. , etc.
B.
WITH ACCUS.
,
I.
of motion
downwards,
kata; rJovon
down
stream,
Hdt.
;
katÆ ou\ron ijevnai, rJei`n
to sail
down
(i.e.
with)
the wind,
Aesch.
2. of motion, on, over, throughout a space, Hom. , etc. ; kaqÆ \Ellavda Aesch .; kata; gh`n kai; qavlassan by land and sea, etc. :—also to hit upon the shield, Il.
3.
opposite, over against,
kata; Sinwvphn povlin
Hdt
.;
ajnh;r katÆ a[ndra
Aesch.
4.
kata; to; proavsteion
somewhere in
the suburb,
Hdt.
II.
distributively,
of a whole divided into parts,
kata; fu`la, kata; frhvtra"
by
tribes,
by
clans, Il.;
kata; kwvma" katw/kh`sqai
to live
in separate
villages,
Hdt.
;
katÆ a[ndra
man
by
man, Id.
2. so of parts of Time, kaqÆ hJmevran, katÆ h\mar day by day, daily, v. hJmevra III , h\mar. » 3.] of numbers, by so many at a time, kaqÆ e{na one at a time, Hdt .; kata; ta;" pevnte kai; ei[kosi mna`"