ἐξανδραποδίζω
ψυχῆς ἀγῶνα τὸν προκείμενον πέρι δώσων → to stand the appointed trial for his life, to stand the appointed struggle for life and death
English (LSJ)
A reduce to utter slavery, Ἀθήνας Hdt.6.94, cf. X. HG2.1.15:—mostly in Med. ἐξανδρᾰποδ-ίζομαι, τοὺς Τεγεήτας Hdt.1.66, cf. And.4.22, X.HG2.2.16, etc.; τῶν τεθνεώτων ἐ. τοὺς βίους confiscate the substance of the deceased, Plb.32.5.11.—The Att. fut. ἐξανδραποδιοῦμαι, Ion. -ιεῦμαι, which is mostly trans. (as in Hdt.1.66), takes a pass. sense in Id.6.9: so aor. 1 ἐξηνδραποδίσθην ib.108, D.50.4: pf. part. ἐξηνδραποδισμένος Plu.Ant.3, Luc.Cal.19.
German (Pape)
[Seite 868] in Knechtschaft bringen, unterjochen; Ἀθήνας Her. 6, 94; Xen. Hell. 2, 1, 15; häufiger im med., sich unterjochen, zu Sklaven machen, Her. 1, 66 u. oft; Xen. Hell. 2, 2, 16; Plat. Legg. III, 698 c u. Redner; allgemein, rauben, τοὺς βίους τῶν τεθνεώτων Pol. 32, 21, 11; – das fut. ἐξανδραποδιοῦμαι, sonst act., z. B. Her. 1, 66, steht in passiver Bdtg, 6, 99.
