ἀποσποδέω
From LSJ
Δέσποινα γὰρ γέροντι νυμφίῳ γυνή → Mulier fit domina sponso, simulac senuerit → Die Frau beherrscht, sobald er alt, den Bräutigam
English (LSJ)
A wear quite off, τοὺς ὄνυχας walk one's toes off, Ar. Av.8:—Pass., = ἀπερρίφθαι, ἀποθανεῖν, Hsch. II ἀπεσποδηκότων· φλεγομένων ἐν τῇ τέφρᾳ, Id. (-ικώτων cod.).