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κατορθόω

κατορθόω, (to straighten) to accomplish, to succeed

κατορθ-όω,
  • set upright, erect, δέμας E. Hipp. 1445, Andr. 1080; set straight a fractured or dislocated bone, Hp. Fract. 16, al. (Med., have it set straight, 8, al.); κ. τὰ κηρία, of bees, Arist. HA 625b19.
      • 2 metaph., keep straight, set right, πολλά τοι σμικροὶ λόγοι . . κατώρθωσαν βροτούς S. El. 416; κατορθοῦντος φρένα Id. OC 1487; κ. τοὺς ἀγωνιζομένους make them prosper, D. 18.290.
        • b accomplish successfully, bring to a successful issue, τὸν ἀγῶνα Lys. 18.13; πολλὰ καὶ μεγάλα Pl. Men. 99c; εἰ γὰρ ἓν ὧν ἐπεβούλευσεν κατώρθωσεν D. 21.106; ὁδόν Id. 24.7; μηδὲν ἁμαρτεῖν ἐστὶ θεῶν καὶ πάντα κ. Epigr.ib. 18.289; τουτὶ κατωρθώκαμεν περὶ ἐπιστήμης Pl. Tht. 203b, cf. E. Hel. 1067; τὰς ἐπιβολάς Plb. 10.2.5, etc.:—Pass., succeed, prosper, Hdt. 1.120, E. Hipp. 680, Arist. EN 1106b26; ἐπειδὴ δρᾶν κατώρθωσαι φρενί thou hast rightly purposed, A. Ch. 512; κατωρθωμένος, of works of art, successful, Str. 9.1.17, al.; τὰ μάλισθʼ ὑπὸ τῶν τεχνικωτάτων -ούμενα Phld. Vit. p.33 J.; ὅσα κατώρθωται αὐτῶν the most perfect examples, Plot. 5.8.2: Gramm., βαρυνόμενον τὸ ἔστε κατώρθωται is correctly accented, A.D. Synt. 263.14.
    • II intr. as in Pass., go on prosperously, succeed, opp. πταίειν, Th. 6.12, cf. D. 11.11, Men. Epit. 339; opp. ἡττᾶσθαι, ἔν τινι Isoc. 4.124; opp. ἀτυχεῖν, ib. 48; opp. ἁμαρτάνειν, Arist. EN 1106b31, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.295; κ. τῷ σώματι Pl. Lg. 654c; of success in war, X. Mem. 3.1.3; τῇ μάχῃ, τοῖς ὅλοις, Plb. 2.70.6, 3.48.2; περί τινας τῶν πράξεων Isoc. 7.11; τὸ κατορθοῦν success, D. 2.20.
    • III Med. in sense of Act. I.2 b, τῇ πόλει κατορθωσάμενος ἀγαθά IPE 12.34.28 (Olbia, i B.C.).

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