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καταφιλέω

καταφιλέω, to kiss tenderly, to caress

καταφῐλ-έω,
  • kiss, caress, δίφρον X. Cyr. 6.4.10; χεῖρας καὶ πόδας τινός ib. 7.5.32, cf. Men. Epit. 56, Arr. Epict. 4.10.20; τοὺς μὲν καλοὺς φιλήσοντος, τοὺς δʼ ἀγαθοὺς καταφ. X. Mem. 2.6.33, cf. Arist. Fr. 553, LXX Ru. 1.9, Ev.Matt. 26.49; dist. from φιλεῖν, Ph. 1.478; esp. of an amorous kiss. Luc. Am. 13.

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