κατακοιμάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κατα- (kata-) + κοιμάω (koimáō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰτᾰκοιμάω • (katakoimáō)

  1. to put (someone) to bed, put (someone) to sleep
  2. (passive voice) to lie down to sleep
  3. (passive voice with active meaning) to have sex (with someone)
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.355 :
      τὼ μή τις πρὶν ἐπειγέσθω οἶκον δὲ νέεσθαι πρίν τινα πὰρ Τρώων ἀλόχῳ κατακοιμηθῆναι τίσασθαι δ᾽ Ἑλένης ὁρμήματά τε στοναχάς τε.
      tṑ mḗ tis prìn epeigésthō oîkon dè néesthai prín tina pàr Trṓōn alókhōi katakoimēthênai tísasthai d᾽ Helénēs hormḗmatá te stonakhás te.
      • Translation by Theodore Alois Buckley
        Let not any one, therefore, hasten to return home before each has slept with a Trojan wife, and has avenged the cares and griefs of Helen.

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