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κολούω

κολούω, to cut short, dock, curtail

κολούω, Il. 20.370, E. Fr. 92, Pl. Lg. 731a: fut. -ούσω Plu. Alc. 34: aor. ἐκόλουσα Pl. Prt. 343c, Arist. Pol. 1274a8:—Pass., fut. -ουθήσομαι Gal. 9.529: aor. ἐκολούθην Th. 7.66, -ούσθην A. Pers. 1035 (lyr.): pf. κεκόλουμαι AP 7.234 (Phil.), Plu. Ages. 31, etc., -ουσμαι D.C. Fr. 57.23: (κόλος):—
  • cut short, dock, curtail, [ἀστάχυας] Hdt. 5.92.ζʹ; στάχυν σπάθῃ κ. φασγάνου E. Fr. 373; prune, τὸν βότρυν Thphr. CP 2.15.5; [τὰ δένδρα] βελτίω κολουόμενά φασι γίγνεσθαι ib. 2, cf. IG 9(2).1109.81 (Coropa): c. gen., τὴν δʼ ἐκόλουσεν οὐρῆς docked her of her tail, Opp. H. 4.484.
    • II Hom. always metaph., τὸ μὲν τελέει, τὸ δὲ μεσσηγὺ κολούει part he brings to pass, part he cuts off half-accomplished, of the threats of Achilles, Il. l.c.; μηδὲ τὰ δῶρα . . κολούετε curtail them not, Od. 11.340; ἕο δʼ αὐτοῦ πάντα κολούει cuts off all his hopes, 8.211; κολούειν εἰς τὰ τῆς τέχνης ἔργα hinders performance in the art, Gal. 5.733.
      • 2 like κολάζω, which is more freq. in Prose, τὰ ὑπερέχοντα κ. put down, abase those who are exalted, Hdt. 7.10.εʹ, cf. Arist. Pol. 1284a37, 1313a40; δῆμον E. Fr. 92; τοὺς ἄλλους κ. διαβολαῖς Pl. Lg. l.c., cf. Ap. 39d; τὸ ῥῆμα discredit it, Id. Prt. l.c.; τὴν ἐν Ἀρείῳ πάγῳ βουλήν Arist. Pol. 1274a8; κ. καὶ θεραπεύειν, κ. καὶ ταπεινώσειν τινά, Phld. Lib. p.60 O., Plu. Alc. l.c.:—Pass., to be balked, thwarted, σθένος ἐκολούσθη A. l.c.; νούσῳ κεκολουμένος AP l.c.; ἐπειδὰν ᾧ ἀξιοῦσι προὔχειν κολουθῶσι when they are worsted in a matter in which they claim superiority, Th. l.c.; ἀτιμαζόμενα καὶ κολουόμενα Pl. R. 528c, cf. Euthd. 305d, Plu. Ages. l.c.

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