I.with verbs of Motion, down, downwards, Hom., Hdt., attic
II.with Verbs of Rest, beneath, below, underneath, opp. to ἄνω, Hes.: —esp. in the world below, Soph., Plat.
b.geographically below, southward, Hdt.; but also, on the coast, Thuc.
III.as a prep. c. gen. under, below, Trag.
IV.comp. κατωτέρω, lower, further, downwards, Ar.; c. gen. lower than, below, Hdt.
2.Sup. κατωτάτω, at the lowest part, id=Hdt.