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κατα-λύω , fut.
A.-λύσωOd.4.28: 3pl. plpf. “-λελύκεσανHdn.8.4.2:—Pass., fut. “-λυ^θήσομαιPl.Lg.714c, D. 38.22 (fut. Med. in pass. sense, v. infr. 1.2a): pf. “-λέλυ^μαιTh.6.36:— put down, destroy, “πολλάων πολίων κατέλυσε κάρηναIl.2.117, 9.24; τείχη, [πτόλιν], E.Tr.819, 1080 (both lyr.); γέφυραν break it up, Hdn. l. c.
d. abolish or annul laws, customs, etc., “δίκηνGorg.Pal.17; “νόμουςIsoc.6.66(Pass.), Plb.3.8.2, cf.Ev.Matt.5.17; “ψήφισμαMichel725.20 (ii B.C.); also κ. τὸν ἱππέα render him useless, X.Eq.12.5.
c. more commonly, κ. τὸν πόλεμον end the war, make peace, Ar.Lys.112, Th.7.31, X.An.5.7.27, etc.; δίκας settle disputes, IG5(2).357.15 (Stymphalus, iii B.C.): abs. (sc. τὸν πόλεμον), Foed. ap. Th.5.23; πρός τινα Foed.ib.8.58:—more freq. in Med., καταλύσασθαι τὰς ἔχθρας, componere inimicitias, Hdt.7.146; “τὸν πόλεμονAnd.3.17, Th.6.36; “στάσινAr.Ra.359: abs., make peace, Hdt. 8.140.ά, Th.1.81, X.HG6.8.6, etc.; καταλύεσθαί τινι come to terms with one, Hdt.9.11, etc.
II. unloose, unyoke, “καταλύσομεν ἵππουςOd.4.28; τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἀδελφεοῦ κ. take it down from the wall where it was hung up, Hdt.2.121.γ́:—Pass., to be taken down from hanging, Hp.Aph.2.43.
2. intr., take up one's quarters, lodge, παρ᾽ ἐμοὶ καταλύει he is my guest, Pl.Grg.447b, cf. Prt.311a, D.18.82: abs., Pl.Prt.315d: c. acc., κ. παρά τινα turn off the road to a person's house, go and lodge with him, Th.1.136; “κ. εἰς πανδοκεῖονAeschin.2.97; “ΜεγαροῖPl.Tht.142c; “ἐν τῷ ἱαρῷSIG978.8(Cnidos, iii B.C.):—Med., θανάτῳ καταλυσαίμαν may I take my rest in the grave, E.Med.146 (anap.).
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