κατάχριστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κατα- (kata-, “down, thoroughly”) +‎ χρῑστός (khrīstós, “rubbed; anointed”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.tá.kʰriːs.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈta.kʰris.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈta.xris.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈta.xris.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈta.xris.tos/

Adjective

κᾰτάχρῑστος • (kătákhrīstos) m or f (neuter κᾰτάχρῑστον); second declension

(medicine) fit or intended for use as ointments; suitable for application by rubbing on
- Antyll., ap. Orib..10.24.10:
  τροχίσκοι κατάχριστοι
  trokhískoi katákhristoi
  tablets for use as ointments
- Tab., Defix. Aud..8:
  φάρμακον κατάχριστον
  phármakon katákhriston
  a drug intended for application

Declension

Second declension of κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστος; κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστος kătắkhrīstos		κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστον kătắkhrīston	κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στω kătăkhrī́stō		κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στω kătăkhrī́stō	κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστοι kătắkhrīstoi		κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστᾰ kătắkhrīstă
Genitive	κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στου kătăkhrī́stou		κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στου kătăkhrī́stou	κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στοιν kătăkhrī́stoin		κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στοιν kătăkhrī́stoin	κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στων kătăkhrī́stōn		κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στων kătăkhrī́stōn
Dative	κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στῳ kătăkhrī́stōi		κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στῳ kătăkhrī́stōi	κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στοιν kătăkhrī́stoin		κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στοιν kătăkhrī́stoin	κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στοις kătăkhrī́stois		κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στοις kătăkhrī́stois
Accusative	κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστον kătắkhrīston		κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστον kătắkhrīston	κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στω kătăkhrī́stō		κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στω kătăkhrī́stō	κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στους kătăkhrī́stous		κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστᾰ kătắkhrīstă
Vocative	κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστε kătắkhrīste		κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστον kătắkhrīston	κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στω kătăkhrī́stō		κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στω kătăkhrī́stō	κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστοι kătắkhrīstoi		κᾰτᾰ́χρῑστᾰ kătắkhrīstă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰτᾰχρῑ́στως kătăkhrī́stōs			κᾰτᾰχρῑστότερος kătăkhrīstóteros			κᾰτᾰχρῑστότᾰτος kătăkhrīstótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Usage notes

The adjective κατάχρῑστος belongs to technical medical terminology and denotes substances prepared or classified according to their intended mode of application, rather than describing the act of application itself.

Related terms

χρίω (khríō) / καταχρίω (katakhríō)
ἐπίχρῑστος (epíkhrīstos)
ἔγχρῑστος (énkhrīstos)