καταφυγή: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[place of refuge]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.46</span>; ἔχει γὰρ καταφυγὴν θὴρ μὲν πέτραν, δοῦλος δὲ βωμούς <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Supp.</span>267</span>; <b class="b3">καταφυγὴ σωτηρίας</b> a [[safe]] [[retreat]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Or.</span>724</span>; μηδεμίαν ἔχειν καταφυγήν <span class="bibl">Isoc.14.55</span>; μόνην οἴονται κ. εἶναι τοὺς φίλους <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1155a12</span>; κύριος καταφυγὴ μου <span class="bibl">[[LXX]] <span class="title">Ex.</span>17.15</span>; ἐπί τινα κ. πεποιῆσθαι <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Sammelb.</span>4638.29</span> (ii B.C.), etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> c. gen. obj., <b class="b3">καταφυγὴ κακῶν</b> [[refuge]] from [[evil]]s <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>448</span> (pl.); τῶν ἀκουσίων ἁμαρτημάτων καταφυγὴ εἶναι τοὺς βωμούς <span class="bibl">Th.4.98</span>; καταφυγὴν ποιεῖσθαι εἰς τέκνα <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>567</span> (pl.), cf. <span class="bibl">Antipho 1.4</span>; ηὕρισκον κ. αὑτοῖς εἰς θεούς <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>699b</span>, etc.; ἡ εἰς τοὺς νόμους καταφυγὴ <span class="bibl">Hyp.<span class="title">Eux.</span>10</span>; ἐμοὶ πόλις ἐστὶ καὶ καταφυγὴ καὶ νόμος ὁ δεσπότης <span class="bibl">Men. 581</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[way of escape]], [[excuse]], μεγάλων ἀδικημάτων <span class="bibl">D.46.9</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">54.21</span> (pl.).</span>