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καθιζάνω, to sit down

καθιζάνω, Aeol. κατισδάνω Sapph. Supp. 19.5, irreg. impf. ἐκαθίζανον (παρ-) IG 2(2).1011.22 (ii B.C.):—
  • sit down, θῶκόνδε καθίζανον they went to the council and took their seats, Od. 5.3; μάντις ἐς θρόνους κ. A. Eu. 29; παρά τινα Polyaen. 8.64: abs., σὺ δὲ καθίζανε Pherecr. 172; of bees, birds, etc., settle, perch, μέλιτταν ἐφʼ ἅπαντα βλαστήματα καθιζάνουσαν Isoc. 1.52, cf. Arist. HA 601a7; ἐπὶ δονάκων, πέτραις, ib. 593b10, 619b8.

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