καταντάω

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γέλως ἄκαιρος κλαυμάτων παραίτιος → ill-timed laughter causes tears (Menander)

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Transliteration A: katantáō Transliteration B: katantaō Transliteration C: katantao Beta Code: katanta/w

English (LSJ)

   A come down to, arrive, εἰς τὰ βασίλεια, ἐπὶ κοίτην, D.S.4.52, 3.27, cf. PTeb.59.3 (i B.C.), etc.: metaph., ἐπὶ τὴν φυσικὴν ὁδόν Vett.Val.259.3, cf. 185.16, 251.30.    2 in a speech or narrative, come to, arrive at a point, εἰς τὴν ἔκπτωσιν Plb. 4.1.8; ἐπί τινας λογισμούς Id.10.37.3; κ. ἐπὶ τὸν ὅρκον D.S.1.79, cf. J AJ3.10.4, etc.; have recourse to, ἐπὶ [τὴν ἡδονήν] Epicur.Ep.3p.63U.; ἐπὶ τὰ δάκρυα Phld.Lib.p.62 O.    3 of persons, κ. εἰς ἑαυτούς attack, commence hostilities against each other, Plb.30.11.3.    4 of events, come upon, πᾶς δ' ἀγὼν ἐπ' ἐμὲ κατήντα Alex.261.13; κ. εἴς τινα affect him, Phld.Ir.p.83 W.; of blood-guiltiness, fall, ἐπὶ κεφαλήν τινος LXX 2 Ki.3.29.    b turn out, result, ποῦ καταντήσει πάλιν Plb.6.4.12; τὸ πρᾶγμα κ. εἰς ὑπόνοιαν D.S.1.37; εἰς τὸ μηδέν Plb.4.34.2; so of numbers, to be reduced, εἰς μόνους ἄνδρας δέκα BGU903.14 (ii A.D.), etc.    5 of an inheritance, κ. εἴς τινα fall to one's share, 1 Ep.Cor.10.11, POxy.75 (ii A.D.), etc.    II trans., make to come back, bring back, τινα Palaeph.2; εἰς ἑαυτὸν τὴν ἀρχιερωσύνην LXX 2 Ma.4.24 (so intr. in pf., return, εἰς τὸν αὐτὸν κατηντηκέναι βίον BGU 1101.5 (i B.C.)).