τὸ γὰρ πράττειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν (Demosthenes 3.15) → for action, even though posterior in the order of events to speaking and voting, is prior in importance and superior
v. trans.
P. and V. κατασκάπτειν, συγκατασκάπτειν, καθαιρεῖν, ἐξαιρεῖν (Eur., I.A. 1263). Raze to the ground: P. καθαιρεῖν εἰς ἔδαφος, κατασκάπτειν εἰς ἔδαφος.
