Bible Lexicons

καταπίνω [ῑ],

fut. -πίομαι Ar. Eq. 693, later -πιοῖμαι Plu. Alc. 15: aor. κατέπιον IG 4.951.102 (Epid.); poet. κάππιον Hes. Th. p.45 R.: pf. -πέπωκα Ar. Av. 1137: —

I

1. gulp, swallow down, both of liquids and solids (οὐδ' ἐν τῷ καταπίνειν ἦν πάντως τὸ πίνειν Ph. 1.478), τοὺς μὲν κατέπινε Κρόνος (sc. υἱούς) Hes. Th. 459, cf. 467, E. Cyc. 219; ὁ τροχίλος.. καταπίνει τὰς βδέλλας Hdt. 2.68, cf. 70; τεμάχη Ar. Nu. 338; λίθους Id. Av. l. c.; [ κίχλας ] Pherecr. 108.24; [ μάζας ] Telecl. 1.5; of the sea, μὴ ναῦν κατὰ κῦμα πίῃ Thgn. 680, cf. Arist. Pr. 931b39 (Pass.); τὸ στόμα [ τῆς γῆς ] -πίεται αὐτούς LXX Numbers 16:30 : — Pass., τὸ -ποθὲν ὕδωρ (sc. by the earth) Pl. Criti. 111d; of rivers that disappear underground, Arist. Mete. 351a1; ὑφ' ἅμμου D.S. 1.32; of cities swallowed by an earthquake, Str. 1.3.17; πόλις καταποθεῖσα ὑπὸ τῆς θαλάττης Plb. 2.41.7.

2. abs., swallow, μόλις καταπίνειν δύνηται Hp. Aph. 4.35, cf. Gal. Nat.Fac. 3.6.

II

1. metaph., τὸν ἡμίοπον ὁ μέγας [ αὐλὸς ] κ. A. Fr. 91; καταπιοῦνται ὑμᾶς οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι Plu. Alc. 15: — Pass., to be absorbed, of knots in wood, Thphr. HP 5.2.2; τῆς -πεπομένης ὑπ' αὐτοῦ φύσεως Dam. Proverbs 10:1-32. κ. Εὐριπίδην drink in Euripides, i.e. imbibe his spirit, Ar. Ach. 484, Luc. JTr. 1: — Pass., τὸ τεχνίον ἀεὶ τοῦτό μοι κατεπίνετο Antid. 2.4. swallow, absorb, τὰς τέχνας Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.257 (Pass.); but, swallow one's anger, ib. 242.

2. swallow up, consume, [the robe] ἐρίων τάλαντον καταπέπωκε ῥᾳδίως Ar. V. 1147; ὁ δικαστὴς αὐτὰ [the revenue] καταπίνει μόνος Id. Ra. 1466; τὸν ναύκληρον αὐτῷ σκάφει κ. Anaxil. 22.19; τι Men. Epit. 151.

3. spend, waste in tippling, [ τὴν οὐσίαν ] οὐ μόνον κατέφαγεν, ἀλλὰ.. καὶ κατέπιεν Aeschin. 1.96, cf. D.C. 45.28.