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καταβάλλω 1 2 epic 3rd sg. κάββαλε

I.to throw down, overthrow, Hom., etc.; κ. εἰς τὸ μηδέν to bring down to nothing, Hdt.
2.to strike down with a weapon, to slay, Il., Hdt., etc.
3.to throw or bring into a certain state, Eur., Plat.
4.to cast down or away, cast off, reject, Xen.
II.in milder sense, to let fall, drop down, Hom.; κ. ἱστία to lower sail, Theogn.; τὰς ὀφρῦς κ. Eur.
2.to lay down, set down, Lat. deponere, Il., Ar.
3.to bring or carry down, esp. to the sea-coast, Hdt.
4.to pay down, yield or bring in, id=Hdt.:— to pay down, pay, Thuc., etc.:—Mid. to cause to be deposited, Dem.
5.to put in, render, μαρτυρίαν id=Dem.
6.to throw down seed, sow, id=Dem.; κ. φάτιν, Lat. spargere voces, Hdt.
7.to lay down as a foundation, mostly in Mid., Eur.:—Pass., καταβεβλημένος laid down, ordinary, Arist.

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