κατερύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κᾰτειρῠ́ω (kăteirŭ́ō)Ionic

Etymology

κᾰτ(ᾰ)- (kăt(ă)-, downwards) +‎ ἐρῠ́ω (erŭ́ō, draw, drag, pull)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰτερῠ́ω • (kăterŭ́ō)

  1. draw, haul down
    • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.260–261:[1]
      ἐν δ’ ὑπέρας τε κάλους τε πόδας τ’ ἐνέδησεν ἐν αὐτῇ,
      μοχλοῖσιν δ’ ἄρα τήν γε κατείρυσεν εἰς ἅλα δῖαν.
      en d’ hupéras te kálous te pódas t’ enédēsen en autēî,
      mokhloîsin d’ ára tḗn ge kateírusen eis hála dîan.
      • 1919 translation by Augustus Taber Murray[2]
        And he made fast in the raft braces and halyards and sheets,
        and then with levers forced it down into the bright sea.

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