καταιβατός

Ancient Greek

Adjective

καταιβᾰτός • (kataibatós) m (feminine καταιβᾰτή, neuter καταιβᾰτόν); first/second declension

  1. down-going
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.110:
      δύω δέ τέ οἱ θύραι εἰσίν, αἱ μὲν πρὸς βορέαο καταιβαταὶ ἀνθρώποισιν
      dúō dé té hoi thúrai eisín, hai mèn pròs boréao kataibataì anthrṓpoisin
      • Translation by Benjamin Crowell
        There are two doors: one for men, which leads down from the north
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