roast
From LSJ
τίς δ' οἶδεν εἰ τὸ ζῆν μέν ἐστι κατθανεῖν, τὸ κατθανεῖν δὲ ζῆν κάτω νομίζεται → who knows if life is death, and if in the underworld death is considered life
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Ar. and P. ὀπτᾶν, φρύγειν, Ar. and V. ἐξοπτᾶν (Eur., Cycl.). Roast in ashes: Ar. and P. σποδίζειν, Ar. ἐμπυρεύειν. Roast an ox whole: Ar. βοῦν ἀπανθρακίζειν ὅλον (Ran. 506).
adj.
P. and V. ὀπτός.
