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καταπέσσω

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σὺν μυρίοισι τὰ καλὰ γίγνεται πόνοις → good things come with many pains | no pain, no gain

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Transliteration A: katapéssō Transliteration B: katapessō Transliteration C: katapesso Beta Code: katape/ssw

English (LSJ)

Att. καταπέττω Thphr.CP2.11.10, later καταπερί-πτω (q. v.),

   A digest food, Diocl.Fr.141:—esp. in Pass., Arist.GA756b11; ἕως ἂν καταπεφθῇ [ἡ τροφή] Id.Somn.Vig.457b19, cf. Hippiatr.46.    2 metaph., digest, keep from rising, Χόλον Il.1.81; -πέψαι μέγαν ὄλβον, i.e. bear great fortune meekly, Pi.O.1.55.

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