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|Definition=<span class="bld">A</span> fut. -αισχῠνῶ Id.''Th.''546:—[[dishonour]], [[put to shame]], μή τι καταισχύνειν πατέρων γένος Od.24.508; καταισχύνητέ τε δαῖτα 16.293; τὰ πρόσθε ἐργασμένα [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]7.53, cf. A.''Supp.''996, D.18.101, etc.; <b class="b3">τὴν σὴν οὐ κ. φύσιν</b> I [[put]] not thy nature to [[shame]], i.e. show myself not unworthy of thee, S.''El.''609; κ. τὸ Τρωϊκὸν κλέος E.''Hel.''845; τὸ γένος οὐ καταισχυνῶ Ar.''Av.''1451; κ. τὴν πατρίδα Id.''Nu.''1220; τοὺς προγόνους Pl.''La.''187a; ὑποσχέσεις Id.''Smp.''183e; τὰς εὐγενείας ταῖς αὑτῶν… κακίαις Isoc.7.76, etc.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[dishonour]] a woman, ἀλλοτρίας γυναῖκας Lys.1.49; also of a male, D.45.79.<br><span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b3">ὁ μέλλων Χρόνος ἐμὸν καταίσχυνε… Χρέος</b> [[covered]] me [[with dishonour]] in that my debt remained unpaid, Pi.''O.''10(11).8.<br><span class="bld">4</span> = [[καταχέζειν]], [[Χαίτην]] Babr. 82.8.<br><span class="bld">II</span> Med., [[feel shame before]], θεούς S.''Ph.''1382, cf. ''OT''1424: —aor. Pass., καταισχυνθέντες τὴν ἀρετὴν αὐτῶν Isoc.4.97: c. inf., to [[be ashamed]] to... ἰητρεύειν Hp.''Art.''42; <b class="b3">καταισχυνθῆναι… ὅπως μὴ δόξει</b>… to [[be ashamed]] of being thought... Th.6.13.