κατασείω

English (LSJ)

fut.

   A -σείσω Hp.Art.43: pf. -σέσεικα Philem.84:—shake down, throw down, οἰκοδομήματος ἐπὶ μέγα Th.2.76; τεῖχος, τοῦ τείχους ἐπὶ μέγα, Arr.An.1.19.2, 2.23.1; σεισμὸς κ. τὴν πόλιν Ae|.VH6.7:—Pass., fall down, Ph.2.512; of a lion's mane, αὐχένος ἐκ λασίοιο Χαίτη -εσείετο Pancrat.Oxy.1085.21: metaph., κ. ἀκροατοῦ ὦτα Philostr.VS2.29; νόμους Procop.Arc.27.33; κατέσεισεν ἅπαντα καὶ κατεβρόντησε Eun. Hist.p.256 D.; ἕως κατέσεισε until he laid him on the floor (with drinking), Men.8, cf. Philem. l. c., Ath.10.431c.    2 impel, drive headlong, νεανίσκον εἰς τὸν μανιώδη καὶ σφαλερὸν τῆς βασιλείας ἔρωτα Eun.Hist.p.235 D., cf. p.267 D.:—Pass., πρὸς τὸ λέγειν κ. ib. p.223 D.    3 in Surgery, treat by shaking, Hp.Art.42:—Pass., ib. 43.    4 κατασείσας τὴν χεῖρα with a motion of the hand, Act.Ap. 19.33; κ. ἱκετηρίας J.BJ2.21.8; κ. τὰ ἱμάτια, by way of signal, Plu. Pomp.73: more freq. c. dat., κ. τῇ Χειρί beckon with the hand, Plb. 1.78.3, Hld.10.7; κ. τῇ Χειρὶ σιγᾶν Act.Ap.12.17; κ. τῷ λύχνῳ ἅμα λέγων τὸν λόγον PMag.Lond.46.453; κ. ὀθόναις Hld.9.6: abs., κ. τινί beckon to another, as a sign for him to be silent, X.Cyr.5.4.4; κ. τισὶν ἐπεξιέναι J.AJ17.10.2; but also, shake the head in token of contempt, Phld.Vit.p.37 J.