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|Definition=<span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[bend down]], so as to be concave, <b class="b3">ἐξ ὀρθοῦ κ</b>. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span> 71c</span>; <b class="b3">εἰς ἓν κύκλῳ</b> ib.<span class="bibl">36b</span>; <b class="b3">κ. τὰς στροφάς</b>, v. [[στροφή]] <span class="bibl">1.3</span>:—Pass., opp. [[ἀνακάμπτομαι]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mete.</span>386a1</span>; φλὲψ ἐπὶ τὴν ῥάχιν -ομένη Gal.15.530: pf. part. Pass. <b class="b3">-κεκαμμένος</b> [[bending over]], cj. in <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>3.18.8</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[cover with a vault]], λίθῳ κατακαμφθέντες <span class="bibl">Str.5.3.8</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> metaph., <b class="b3">κ. ἐλπίδας</b> [[bend down]], [[overthrow]] hopes, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>1252</span> (Burges, <b class="b3">-γναψε</b> codd., anap.):—Pass., to [[be bent]] (by entreaty), <span class="bibl">Aeschin.1.187</span>.</span>