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|Definition=Aeol. [[κατθναίσκω]] Sapph.62 ([[καταθνάσκω]] codd.): fut. [[καταθανοῦμαι]]: aor. [[κατέθανον]], Ep. [[κάτθανον]]; late poet. aor. 1 [[κάθθανα]] Maiuri<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> Nuova Silloge 48: pf. [[κατατέθνηκα]] (v. infr.):—poet. Verb, [[die away]], [[be dying]], τὸν δὲ καταθνῄσκων προσέφη <span class="bibl">Il.22.355</span>; [[κάτθανε καὶ Πάτροκλος]] [[died]], <span class="bibl">21.107</span>: in pf., to [[be dead]], [[κατατεθνήκασι]], opp. [[ζώουσι]], <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. [[κατθανοῦμαι]], <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. [[κατθανεῖν]], [[κατθανών]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span> 1290</span>, <span class="bibl">873</span>, etc.: once in ind., [[κάτθανε]] 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>