κατακναίω

ὦ δυσπάλαιστον γῆρας, ὡς μισῶ σ' ἔχων, μισῶ δ' ὅσοι χρῄζουσιν ἐκτείνειν βίον, βρωτοῖσι καὶ ποτοῖσι καὶ μαγεύμασι παρεκτρέποντες ὀχετὸν ὥστε μὴ θανεῖν: οὓς χρῆν, ἐπειδὰν μηδὲν ὠφελῶσι γῆν, θανόντας ἔρρειν κἀκποδὼν εἶναι νέοις → Old age, resistless foe, how do I loathe your presence! Them too I loathe, whoever desire to lengthen out the span of life, seeking to turn the tide of death aside by food and drink and magic spells; those whom death should take away to leave the young their place, when they no more can benefit the world

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Full diacritics: κατακναίω	Medium diacritics: κατακναίω	Low diacritics: κατακναίω	Capitals: ΚΑΤΑΚΝΑΙΩ
Transliteration A: kataknaíō	Transliteration B: kataknaiō	Transliteration C: kataknaio	Beta Code: kataknai/w

English (LSJ)

= κατακνάω (scrape away, make away with scrapings), metaph, wear out, ἑαυτόν Them. Or. 32.362b.

[Seite 1354] = Folgdm, übertr., ἑαυτόν, sich abquälen, Themist. or. 32 p. 362 b.

κατακναίω (Α)
1. τρίβω
2. φθείρομαι, καταπονούμαι, κουράζομαι.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κατ(α)- + κναίω «ξύνω»].