About Report a problem

Menu

κατάλυσις

κατάλυσις, a dissolving, dissolution; lodging, resting place

κατά-λῠσις, εως, ἡ,
  • dissolution, putting down, esp. of governments, ἡ τῶν τυράννων κ. ἐκ τῆς Ἑλλάδος Th. 1.18; τοῦ δήμου And. 1.36, Lys. 13.20; τῆς παρούσης πολιτείας Pl. Lg. 864d; τῆς ἀρχῆς X. Cyr. 8.1.47, cf. Arist. Pol. 1305b3, al.; Κρόνου Phld. Piet. 94: generally, τὴν τῶν πονηρῶν ὁμιλίαν κ. εἶναι ἀρετῆς X. Mem. 1.2.20; κ. χρείας Gal. 9.44.
      • 2 dismissal, disbanding of a body of men, στρατιᾶς X. Cyr. 6.1.13; κ. τριήρους breaking up of a shipʼs crew, D. 50.11; εἰς κατάλυσιν till dismissal, of soldiers at a review, X. Eq.Mag. 3.12.
      • 3 κ. πολέμου pacification, Th. 8.18, X. Mem. 2.8.1, Isoc. 6.51.
      • 4 generally, end, termination, συμποσίου X. Smp. 9.7; βίου Id. Ap. 30, PMagd. 8.10 (iii B. C.).
      • 5 settlement of disputes, IG 5(2).357.21 (Stymphalus, iii B. C.).
      • 6 feebleness, impotence, χειρῶν καὶ σκελέων Hp. Epid. 4.53.
    • II resting, lodging, δεξώμεθʼ οἴκων καταλύσεις E. El. 393; κ. ποιεῖσθαι to rest, Plb. 2.15.5.
      • 2 = κατάλυμα, resting-place, guest-chamber, quarters, lodging, σταθμοὶ καὶ καταλύσιες (Ion.) κάλλισται Hdt. 5.52; ξένοις κ. ποιεῖν Pl. Prt. 315d, cf. Lg. 919a (pl.), Antiph. 15, Alex. 2.2, Dicaearch. 1.6 (pl.), IG 4.203 (Corinth); κ. βασιλική PPetr. 3 p.137 (iii B. C.).
      • 3 pl., billets for troops, PHal. 1.168 (iii B. C.).

Saved

Recent