Κατέσειε
was shaking down, was flooring
Translated by Ryan Stone7 Jan 2009Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
They say [this] in reference to those who drink first in drinking sessions. The metaphor [comes] from those who shake down the fruits.1
Also [sc. attested is]katesei/sqh ["[he/she/it] was shaken down"], meaning [he/she/it] fell down. Aelian [writes]: "and at once the house was shaken down forward."2
Also [sc. attested is]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κατέσειε· λέγουσιν ἐπὶ τῶν ἐν τοῖς πότοις προπινόντων. ἡ δὲ μεταφορὰ ἀπὸ τῶν τοὺς καρποὺς κατασειόντων. καὶ Κατεσείσθη, ἀντὶ τοῦ κατέπεσεν. Αἰλιανός· καὶ παραχρῆμα ἡ οἰκία κατεσείσθη πρηνής.