περικαθαίρω
From LSJ
σφάγιον ἐπ' ὀλέθρῳ, γυναικεῖον ἀμφικεῖσθαι μόρον → my wife's death, lies upon me, bringing destruction after death | Is it that now there waits in store for me, my own wife's death to crown my misery
English (LSJ)
A cleanse on all sides or completely, τὰ δίκτυα Arist. HA 598b14, cf. Gal.12.877 ; τὰς ῥίζας Thphr.HP4.13.5. 2 metaph., purify completely, π. ἐπαοιδαῖς Arist.Fr.496, cf. Thphr.Char.16.14; τὴν στήλην Pl.Criti.120a ; τὸν υἱὸν ἐν πυρί LXX De.18.10; πόλιν μὴ σκίλλῃ [ἀλλὰ] τῷ λόγῳ D.Chr.48.17.
