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κατοχ-ή , , (κατέχω)
A.holding fast, detention, “τινὸς ἐν ΣούσοισιHdt.5.35; of detention by the god in the Sarapeum, UPZ5.3, 59.8, al. (ii B.C.), cf. Man. 1.239 (pl.); arrest, PAmh.2.80.9 (iii A.D.), Cod.Just.1.4.22.1; “ πρὸς τὸ χρέος κ.PSI4.282.28 (ii A.D.).
2. hindrance, delay, “ἀνείρξεις καὶ κ.Plu.2.584e, cf. Vett. Val.43.17.
3. retention, τοῦ πνεύματος holding the breath, Gal.6.161, Alex.Aphr.Pr.1.47; retention of waste products, Gal.8.440.
4. retention in memory, Corn.ND14; “μνήμη καὶ κ.Plot.4.3.29: pl., “τὰς μνήμας κ. μαθημάτων καὶ αἰσθήσεων εἶναιId.4.6.1.
5. sequestration of property, “ἐν κ.PTeb.143 (ii B.C.), cf. PRyl. 174.23 (ii A.D.), etc.; lien, charge, “καθαρὸς ἀπὸ πάσης κ.POxy.483.26 (ii A.D.), etc.
II. possession, Sm.Ca.8.11; “ἐν κ. ποιεῖσθαιMen. Prot.p.30 D.; = Lat. lonorum possessio, BGU140.24 (ii A.D.); mental grasp, “κοινῶν τινωνPhld.Rh.1.71 S.
2. possession by a spirit, inspiration, “κ. καὶ ἐνθουσιασμοίPlu.Alex.2; “πάντα ἐν τῇ κ. ἀληθεύεινArr. An.4.13.5.
3. catalepsy, Gal.9.189, 10.932; κ. τῶν ἄοθρων stiffness, Asclep. ap. eund.13.967.
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    • Herodotus, Histories, 5.35
    • Plutarch, Alexander, 2
    • Arrian, Anabasis, 4.13.5
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