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Cras amet qui numquam amavit quique amavit cras amet → May he love tomorrow who has never loved before; And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well.

Pervigilium Veneris

Greek Monolingual

κατειλῶ, -έω και κατείλλω και κατίλλω (Α)
1. μαζεύω σε στενό χώρο, συμπιέζω, περιορίζω, στριμώχνω («κατειλήθησαν ἐς Διὸς στρατίου ἱρόν», Ηρόδ.)
2. περιτυλίγω («ταινίαις κατειλημένος τὴν κεφαλήν», Λουκιαν.)
3. διπλώνω, συμπτύσσω
4. παθ. επιγρ.
συναθροίζομαι.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κατ(α)- + εἰλῶ «συγκλείω, στριμώχνω»].