καθομιλέω

A. conciliate by daily intercourse, win the favour of, τοὺς γνωρίμους Arist. Pol. 1315b4, cf. Plu. 2.52e, Caes. 15, App. BC 5.63: c. dat., κ. τῷ πλήθει (nisi leg. τὰ πλήθη) D.S. 14.70; κ. τοὺς καιρούς Ath. 12.513b, v.l. in Sch.Ar. Ra. 1001, v.l. in Suid. s.v. ἀγχίστροφοι (nisi leg. τοῖς καιροῖς, as in Sch.Ar. Ra. 47, 546):—Pass., ὑπὸ Δημάδου καθομιληθείς D.S. 16.87.

II. Pass., to be used in daily intercourse, to be current, esp. in pf. part. Pass., ἡ καθωμιλημένη δόξα Plb. 10.5.9; κ. φράσεις Phld. Rh. 1.161S.; κ. ὄνομα Alex.Aphr. in Mete. 7.9, cf. Antig. Mir. 8; also Σαρδόνιος γέλως καθωμίληται has become a proverb, Dsc. Alex. 14: c. dat., νόμοι οὐ ‐μένοι τῷ τῶν πολλῶν ἔθει which have nothing to do with . . , Max.Tyr. 23.2.