καταξαίνω

kataxainōVerbG7882

to rend in shreds

Full Lexicon Entry

1.to card or comb well: to tear in pieces, rend in shreds, (Euripides); *καταξαίνειν τινὰ εἰς φοινικίδα *to pound him to red rags, (Aristophanes Comicus):—;Pass., *καταξανθείς *crushed to atoms, (Sophocles Tragicus); *πρὶν κατεξάνθαι *(Euripides)
2.to wear or waste away, Lat. atterere, (Aeschulus Tragicus): Pass., κατεξάνθην πόνοις, *δακρύοις *(Euripides)

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