κατέδω

κατέδω, Homeric pres.,

• = κατεσθίω, eat up, devour, μυίας αἵ ῥά τε φῶτας . . κατέδουσιν Il. 19.31; εὐλαὶ . . φῶτας ἀρηϊφάτους κ. 24.415: metaph., οἶκον, βίοτον, κτῆσιν κ., eat up house, goods, etc., Od. 2.237, 19.159, 534; ὃν θυμὸν κατέδων eating oneʼs heart for grief, Il. 6.202:— later in Pass . . ὑπὸ ὄφεως κατέδεσθαι Arist. Fr. 145.—For fut. κατέδομαι and other tenses, v. κατεσθίω.

κατέδω, (ἔδω), ep. = κατεσθίω ; μυίας, αἵ ῥά τε φῶτας κατέδουσιν Il. 19.31 ; von Würmern, 24.415 ; βίοτον, Hab u. Gut aufzehren, Od. 19.159 ; κτῆσιν 534 ; οἶκον 2.237 ; übertr. von den Traurigen, ὃν θυμὸν κατέδων, sein Herz in Gram verzehrend, Il. 6.202.
Κατέδομαι ist fut. zu κατεσθίω, w.m.s.

κατέδω

[κατ-, κατα- 5.]

3 pl. subj. mid. (in fut. sense) κατέδονται Il. 22.89 : Od. 21.363.

• • 1

    To eat (one’s heart) : ὃν θυμὸν κατέδων Il. 6.202.

  • 2

    Of beasts, to devour Il. 22.89 : Od. 21.363.

    Of worms, to eat, gnaw Il. 24.415.

    Sim. of flies Il. 19.31.

  • 3

    To eat up, devour, consume, make away with : οἶκον Ὀδυσσῆος Od. 2.237. Cf. Od. 11.116, Od. 13.396 = 428= Od. 15.32, Od. 17.378, Od. 19.159, 534.

κατέδω , fut. κατέδονται: eat up, devour; fig., οἶκον, θῡμόν, Od. 2.237, Il. 6.202.

κατέδω Epic pres., = κατεσθίω

• to eat up, devour, Il.; metaph., οἶκον, κτῆσιν κατέδειν to eat up house, goods, Od.; ὃν θυμὸν κατέδων eating oneʼs heart for grief, Il.