καίνυμαι

καίνυμαι

2 sing. pf. (in pres. sense) κέκασσαι Od. 19.82.

3 sing. κέκασται Il. 20.35.

1 pl. κεκάσμεθα Od. 24.509.

Acc. sing. masc. pple. κεκασμένον Od. 4.725, 815.

Voc. κεκασμένε Il. 4.339.

Infin. κεκάσθαι Il. 24.546.

3 sing. plupf. (in impf. sense) ἐκέκαστο Il. 2.530, Il. 5.54, Il. 13.431, Il. 16.808, Il. 23.289, Il. 24.535: Od. 2.158, Od. 9.509, Od. 19.395. κέκαστο Il. 14.124: Od. 7.157. (ἀπο-.)

• • 1

    To excel, surpass, be superior to (another or others).

    With dat. of that in which one excels: ἐγχειῃ ἐκέκαστο πανέλληνας Il. 2.530. Cf. Il. 13.431, Il. 14.124, Il. 16.808: Od. 19.395.

    Sim. with infin.: ὁμηλικίην ἐκέκαστο ὄρνιθας γνῶναι Od. 2.158. Cf. Od. 3.282.

  • 2

    To excel, be pre-eminent.

    With dat.: ἑκηβολίαι, ᾗσιν τὸ πρίν γʼ ἐκέκαστο Il. 5.54, ὃς ἐπὶ φρεσὶ κέκασται (ἐπί advbl.) Il. 20.35. Cf. Il. 4.339, Il. 23.289, Il. 24.535: παντοίῃς ἀρετῇσι κεκασμένον ἐν Δαναοῖσιν Od. 4.725=815. Cf. Od. 7.157, Od. 9.509, Od. 19.82, Od. 24.509.

    With genit. of those whom one excels and dat.: τῶν σε πλούτῳ κεκάσθαι Il. 24.546.

καίνυμαι

• 1excel, be distinguished (Πέλοπα) ἐλέφαντι φαιδίμον ὦμον κεκαδμένον O. 1.27 κε]καδμεν[ (Π: ]καδεμεν[ Π^S, v. 1. ?) P. Oxy. 2447 fr. 12.

καίνυμαι , ipf. ἐκαίνυτο, perf. 2 sing. κέκασσαι, 3 κέκασται, inf. κεκάσθαι, plup. (ἐ)κέκαστο: excel, w. acc., ἐκαίνυτο φῦλʼ ἀνθρώπων| νῆα κυβερνῆσαι, Od. 3.282; ἐγχείῃ δʼ ἐκέκαστο Πανέλληνας καὶ Ἀχαιούς, Il. 2.530; mostly w. dat. of the thing and prep. governing the person, ἐν Δαναοῖσι, μετὰ δμωῇσι, πᾶσανἐπʼ αἶαν, Od. 4.725, Od. 19.82, Od. 24.509; gen. of person, Il. 24.546; ἐπί with dat. of thing, Il. 20.35.

καίνυμαι the pluperfect commonly functions as imperf.

• to surpass, excel, ἐκαίνυτο φῦλʼ ἀνθρώπων νῆα κυβερνῆσαι he surpassed mankind in steering, Od.; ἐγχείηι δʼ ἐκέκαστο Πανέλληνας he excelled all the Hellenes in throwing the spear, Od.; ὁμηλικίην ἐκέκαστο γνῶναι surpassed them all in knowledge, Od.: esp. in part., δόλοισι κεκασμένε excellent in wiles, Od.: τέχνηισι κεκασμένος Hes.; φρουραῖς κέκασται is well furnished with, Eur.