ποινηλατέω
From LSJ
Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
English (LSJ)
A pursue like an avenging fury, S.E.M.11.117:—Pass., to be so pursued, Id.P.1.27, 3.237, Heph.Astr.3.8 (in Cat.Cod.Astr.8(1).151), Eun. Hist.p.248 D., Herm. in Phdr.p.111A.