[497] κεκάδοντο (here and 15.574) is referred to “χάζομαι”, gave way, the gen. ἀνδρός being ablative. The act. “κεκαδών” (11.334), “κεκαδήσει” (Od. 21.153) in the sense separate from are the same word, but it is not clear why the “χ” has become “κ.” Perhaps the real forms are “κεχάδοντο”, etc.