ἀναξέω
From LSJ
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
English (LSJ)
A hew smooth, polish, IG7.3073.123 (Lebad.); part. contr. ἀναξῶν ib.22.463.72:—Pass., λίθου ἀνεξεσμένου J.AJ13.6.6.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀναξέω: ξέω καλῶς, ξέων καθιστῶ λείαν τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν λίθου ἢ ξύλου, στιλβώνω, λίθου ἀνεξεσμένου Ἰωσὴπ. Ἀρ. Ἰ. 13. 6, 6. - ἀναξῶν = ἀναξέων, Ἐπιγρ. Ἀθηνῶν, Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. Ἀττ. ΙΙ. 167, ϛ΄, 72.