ἐγκαταβαίνω
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
A go down into, put oneself in, c. acc., κροκωτὸν σπάργανον ἐγκατέβα Pi.N.1.38: c. dat., dub. l. in D.S.14.28; εἰς . . Gal. UP2.15: abs., Id.8.686.
German (Pape)
[Seite 705] (s. βαίνω), in Etwas hinabsteigen, sich hineinlegen; σπάργανον ἐγκατέβα Pind. N. 1, 38; τινί D. Sic. 14, 28.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐγκαταβαίνω: καταβαίνω κάτω εἰς, ἐντίθεμαι, μετ’ αἰτ., κροκωτὸν σπάργανον ἐγκατέβα, «εἰς κροκοβαφὲς ὕφασμα ἐνετέθη σπαργανωθεὶς» (Σχόλ.), Πινδ. Ν. 1. 58· μετὰ δοτ., Διόδ. 14. 28.
English (Slater)
ἐγκᾰτᾰβαίνω
1 come down into i. e. be laid in κροκωτὸν σπάργανον ἐγκατέβα sc. the infant Herakles (N. 1.38)
Spanish (DGE)
• Morfología: [beoc. perf. part. sg. nom. ἐνκαταβεβάων SEG 44.414.5 (Lebadea IV a.C.)]
1 adentrarse c. ac. κροκωτὸν σπάργανον ἐγκατέβα se acostó en sus pañales color azafrán Pi.N.1.38, c. εἰς y ac. Gal.3.143
•del tacto presionar en una superficie blanda οἷον ἐγκαταβαινούσῃ (ἁφῇ) πως ὑπείκοντα Gal.8.686.
2 bajar, descender al antro de Trofonio SEG l.c.
