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καταβάλλω , fut. -βα^λῶ: aor. κατέβα^λον; Ep. 3sg.
2. κ. ἑαυτόν throw oneself down to sleep, Plu.Caes.38.
3. strike down with a weapon, slay, Il.2.692(tm.), Hdt.4.64, etc.; by a blow, “κ. πατάξαςLys.13.71; esp. of slaying victims, E.Or.1603, Isoc.2.20; “κ. θῦμα δαίμοσινE.Ba.1246.
b. Pass., to be stricken, “νόσῳPOxy.1121.9(iii A.D.).
4. throw into prison, “κ. τινὰ ἐς ἐρκτήνHdt.4.146: generally, throw, bring into a certain state, κ. [τινὰ] “ἐς ξυμφοράςE.IT606, Antipho Soph.58; εἰς ἀπορίαν, εἰς ἀπιστίαν, Pl.Phlb.15e, Phd.88c, etc.
5. overthrow, refute, οἱ -βάλλοντες (sc. λόγοι), title of work by Protagoras: “κ. τινάDemocr.125; “δόξανGal.UP6.20.
6. abuse, bully, Phld.Rh.2.164S.
7. cast down or away, cast off, reject, Isoc.12.24: metaph., forget, Ael.Fr.111; κ. εἴς τι throw away upon a thing, Pl. Lg.960e:—Pass., οἱ καταβεβλημένοι despicable fellows, Isoc.12.8; cf. καταβεβλημένως.
3. lay down, lay in stores, “κ. σιτίαHdt.7.25:—Pass., κὰτ ἄσπιδες βεβλήμεναι stored up, Alc.15.5.
b. pay, “τἀργύριονTh. 1.27; “τριώβολονAmips.13; “ἀρραβῶναMen.743, cf. PRev.Laws48.10(iii B.C.), etc.; “τιμήν τινι ὑπέρ τινοςPl.Lg.932d, Luc.Vit.Auct. 25; “τέληGDI5018a17(Gortyn), PHib.29.6 (iii B.C.); “λύτραGDI 5151.8 (Cret., found at Delphi); καταβαλών σοι δραχμὴν τῶν βοτρύων for them, Philostr.Her.Praef.1; κ. ζημίαν pay up, discharge a fine, D. 24.83, cf. 59.27:—later in Med., “μισθὸν καταβαλέσθαιAlciphr.1.12.
5. put in, deposit, in Pass., “εἰ μαρτυρία κατεβάλλετο ἐνταῦθαD.34.46:—but usu. in Med., deposit, “γράμματα εἰς κιβωτόνBCH25.100 (Tlos), cf. IG12(1).3.15 (Rhodes); ψευδεῖς γραφὰς εἰς τὰ δημόσια γράμματα Docum. ap. D.18.55; “λόγουςIG7.2850 (Haliartus); “δόγμαGDI5182.10 (Cret., found at Teos).
6. throw down seed, sow, Men. Georg.37, cf. καταβλητέον; κ. τὸ σπέρμα, of the male, Epicur.Nat.908.1:—Pass., Placit.5.7.4, Sor.1.33, Ocell.4.14: metaph., “σπέρμα κ. τοιούτων πραγμάτωνD.24.154; κ. φάτιν ὡς . . spread abroad a rumour, Hdt.1.122, cf.E.HF758(lyr.).
8. c. inf., γάμον καταβάλλομ᾽ ἀείδειν I begin my song of, Call.Fr.196.
III. Pass., lie down, “εἰς εὐνάνTheoc.18.11.
2. like καταβαίνω 11.1, arrive at in a course of lectures, “εἰς ΓοργίανDam.Isid.54.
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