κατάδυσις

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A dipping: hence, setting, of stars, in pl., Hipparch. 2.6.1, Ptol.Tetr.140: metaph., κ. εὐλογιστίας, opp. ἀνατολὴ ἀφροσύνης, Ph.1.415.    2 of a river, descent into an underground course, Str.8.8.4.    3 generally, going down into, descent, Luc. VH1.33.    II hiding-place, hole, Id.Am.34, Ph.1.315, Ath.11. 477d, Gal.11.167 (pl.).    2 depth, Sm.Ps.68(69).3.    3 = θαλάμη, Erot. s.v. ὕποφρον.    III present world (as subject to decline), Aq.Ps.16(17).14, Id., Sm.Ps.48(49).2; so of human life, Aq.Ps.38 (39).6.    IV rendering of Hebr. miphleseth 'a thing to shudder at', LXX 3 Ki.15.13.    V (καταδύω 11.2) ducking of the head in a bath, Orib.Fr.48.