κατακοιμώ

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οὐκ ἔστι σιγᾶν αἰσχρόν, ἀλλ' εἰκῆ λαλεῖν → keeping silence is not shameful; speaking at random is (Menander)

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Greek Monolingual

κατακοιμῶ, -άω (Α)
1. κοιμάμαι χωρίς διακοπή, περνώ τη νύχτα «ξεῑνόν τινα χρήμασι πείσας κατεκοίμησε ἐς Ἀμφιάρεω», Ηρόδ.)
2. (συν. μτφ.) βάζω κάποιον να κοιμηθεί, αποκοιμίζωοὐδέ... λάθα κατακοιμάσῃ», Σοφ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κατ(α)- + κοιμῶ «βάζω κάποιον να κοιμηθεί»].