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From LSJ
ἀκμὴ οὐδὲ ἔχει γενέσεως ὑπόστασιν καθ' ἑαυτήν → the culmination has no power of originating by itself
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
reduce to ashes: Ar. σποδίζειν, Ar. and V. καταίθειν, καταιθαλοῦν, V. καταμαθύνειν; see burn.