καταμάω
καταμάω, to scrape over, pile up, heap up
κατ-ᾰμάω, once in Hom. in Med.,
- scrape up, heap up, τήν ῥα (sc. τὴν κόπρον) κυλινδόμενος καταμήσατο χερσὶν ἑῇσι Il. 24.165; τὸν χοῦν καταμήσονται (Mein. for κατακοιμήσονται) Pherecr. 121: c. gen., heap upon, καταμώμενοι τῆς κεφαλῆς κόνιν J. BJ 2.15.4, v.l. ib. 2.21.3.
- II κατʼ αὖ νιν . . νερτέρων ἀμᾷ κοπίς (Jortin for κόνις) cuts it down, reaps it like corn, S. Ant. 601 (lyr.); if κόνις is retained, καταμᾷ must be rendered covers over.
2. κατ-αμάω, ep., alleen med. verzamelen: τὴν ... καταμήσατο χερσὶν ἑῇσι dit (vuil) had hij met eigen handen verzameld Il. 24.165.
καταμάω
[κατ-, κατα- 5 + ἀμάω2.]
To gather or scrape up.
In mid. : κόπρον καταμήσατο Il. 24.165.
καταμάω : only aor. mid. καταμήσατο, had heaped upon himself, Il. 24.165†.
καταμάω
used by Hom. only once in Epic aor1 mid. κατ-αμήσατο
Epic aor1 mid. κατ-αμήσατο
- Ito scrape over, pile up, heap up, Il.
- IIin Act., to cut down, reap like corn (cf. ἀμάω) , Soph.