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κατάδεσις

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Sophocles, Fragment 698
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Full diacritics: κατάδεσις Medium diacritics: κατάδεσις Low diacritics: κατάδεσις Capitals: ΚΑΤΑΔΕΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: katádesis Transliteration B: katadesis Transliteration C: katadesis Beta Code: kata/desis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A binding fast, Plu.2.771a.    II binding by magic knots: hence, spells, enchantments, in pl., Pl.Lg.933a.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1345] ἡ, das An-, Festbinden, der Verband; Plut. amat. 25; neben ἐπῳδαί Plat. Legg. XI, 933 a; vgl. κατάδεσμος.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κατάδεσις: -εως, ἡ, τὸ στερεῶς δένειν, στερεὸν δέσιμον, Πλούτ. 2. 771Α. ΙΙ. δέσις διὰ μαγείας, Λατ. defixio, Πλάτ. Νόμ. 933Α· πρβλ. κατάδεσμος.