κατηφής: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ές, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[with downcast eyes]], [[downcast]], κατηφέες ἐσσόμεθ' αἰεί <span class="bibl">Od.24.432</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Cic. <span class="title">Att.</span>13.42.1</span>; τὸν μὲν κατηφῆ <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>881</span>; κ. ὄμμα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Heracl.</span>633</span> (but <b class="b3">κ. ὀφθαλμοί</b> [[sunken]] eyes, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Epid.</span>7.25</span>); κ. καὶ ὑπεραύστηρος <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span> 471.92</span> (ii A.D.); of animals, αἱ ἵπποι ὅταν ἀποκείρωνται, γίνονται κατηφέστεραι <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>572b9</span>; τὸ κ. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Phgn.</span>808a10</span>, cf.<span class="bibl">807b12</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">κ. ἄμπελος</b> [[drooping]] in sorrow, <span class="bibl">Him.<span class="title">Or.</span>9.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., [[dim]], [[obscure]], νύξ <span class="title">AP</span>9.658 (Paul. Sil.); χωρίον <span class="bibl">Poll.5.110</span>; of colour, κ. ὁ λίθος καὶ μέλας <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VS</span>2.1.8</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Him.<span class="title">Ecl.</span>12.7</span>.</span>