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|Definition=once in Hom. in Med., <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">scrape up, heap up</b>, <b class="b3">τήν ῥα</b> (sc. <b class="b3">τὴν κόπρον</b>) κυλινδόμενος καταμήσατο Χερσὶν ἑῇσι <span class="bibl">Il.24.165</span>; <b class="b3">τὸν Χοῦν καταμήσονται</b> (Mein. for <b class="b3">κατακοιμήσονται</b>) <span class="bibl">Pherecr.121</span>: c. gen., <b class="b2">heap upon</b>, καταμώμενοι τῆς κεφαλῆς κόνιν <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>2.15.4</span>, v.l. ib.<span class="bibl">2.21.3</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">κατ' αὖ νιν . . νερτέρων ἀμᾷ κοπίς</b> (Jortin for <b class="b3">κόνις</b>) <b class="b2">cuts</b> it <b class="b2">down, reaps</b> it <b class="b2">like corn</b>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>601</span> (lyr.); if <b class="b3">κόνις</b> is retained, <b class="b3">καταμᾷ</b> must be rendered <b class="b2">covers over</b>.</span>