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κατα^γωγ-ή , ,
A.bringing down from the high sea, landing, Th.6.42 (pl.); ποιεῖσθαι τὴν κ. Str.8.3.26.
2. bringing down a river, PMagd.11.10 (iii B. C.), PCair.Zen.518 (iii B. C.), etc.
3. bringing down from a height, “ὑδάτωνJ.BJ2.9.4.
4. concrete, halting-place, inn, like καταγώγιον, Hdt.1.181,al.; place of rest, καλὴ κ. Pl.Phdr.230b; lodging, residence, IGRom.4.1209 (Thyatira); “τῶν ἀρχόντωνLib.Or.51.4; shelter for cattle, PFlor.103.12 (iv A. D.).
5. metaph., κ. τοῦ γένους genealogy, pedigree, Plu.2.843e.
II. bringing back from banishment, restoration, Plb.32.12.1, D.S.5.4.
2. winding up of a torsionengine, Ph.Bel.58.8 (pl.), HeroBel.84.1; stringing of a stomachbow, ib.79.2.
3. Medic., couching for cataract, Paul.Aeg.6.21.
III. anything reaching downwards, of the nose, Thom.Mag. p.323R.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Herodotus, Histories, 1.181
    • Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War, 2.9.4
    • Plato, Phaedrus, 230b
    • Thucydides, Histories, 6.42
    • Polybius, Histories, 32.12.1
    • Strabo, Geography, 8.3.26
    • Diodorus, Historical Library, 5.4
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