καταθνῄσκω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Aeol. κατθναίσκω Sapph.62 (<b class="b3">καταθνάσκ-</b> codd.): fut. <b class="b3">-θανοῦμαι</b>: aor. <b class="b3">κατέθᾰνον</b>, Ep. <b class="b3">κάτθᾰνον</b>; late poet. aor. 1 <b class="b3">κάθθανα</b> Maiuri<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[Nuova Silloge]]48: pf. <b class="b3">-τέθνηκα</b> (v. infr.):—poet. Verb, <b class="b2">die away, be dying</b>, τὸν δὲ καταθνῄσκων προσέφη <span class="bibl">Il.22.355</span>; <b class="b3">κάτθανε καὶ Πάτροκλος</b> [[died]], <span class="bibl">21.107</span>: in pf., <b class="b2">to be dead</b>, <b class="b3">κατατεθνήκασι</b>, opp. <b class="b3">ζώουσι</b>, <span class="bibl">15.664</span>: freq. in pf. part., ἀνδρὸς… κατατεθνηῶτος <span class="bibl">7.89</span>, <span class="bibl">22.164</span>; νέκυι κατατεθνηῶτι <span class="bibl">16.565</span>; νεκροὺς κατατεθνηῶτας <span class="bibl">18.540</span>, etc.: used by Trag. only in sync. fut. <b class="b3">κατθανοῦμαι</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>1386</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Alc.</span>150</span>, etc.; and in inf. and part. of sync. aor. <b class="b3">κατθανεῖν, κατθανών</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span> 1290</span>, <span class="bibl">873</span>, etc.: once in ind., <b class="b3">κάτθανε</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1553</span> (anap.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., [[perish]], μέλι… κάτθανε ἐν κηρῷ λυπεύμενον <span class="bibl">Mosch.3.34</span>; κάτθανε δ' ἁ μορφὰ σὺν Ἀδώνιδι <span class="bibl">Bion 1.31</span>.</span>