κατέδω

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ᾗ μήτε χλαῖνα μήτε σισύρα συμφέρει → content neither with cloak nor rug, be never satisfied, can't get no satisfaction, be hard to please

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Full diacritics: κατέδω Medium diacritics: κατέδω Low diacritics: κατέδω Capitals: ΚΑΤΕΔΩ
Transliteration A: katédō Transliteration B: katedō Transliteration C: katedo Beta Code: kate/dw

English (LSJ)

Homeric pres.,

   A = κατεσθίω, eat up, devour, μυίας αἵ ῥά τε φῶτας . . κατέδουσιν Il.19.31; εὐλαὶ . . φῶτας ἀρηϊφάτους κ. 24.415: metaph., οἶκον, βίοτον, κτῆσιν κ., eat up house, goods, etc., Od.2.237, 19.159, 534; ὃν θυμὸν κατέδων eating one's heart for grief, Il.6.202:— later in Pass . . ὑπὸ ὄφεως κατέδεσθαι Arist.Fr.145.—For fut. κατέδομαι and other tenses, v. κατεσθίω.