ἐκκαλαμάομαι
From LSJ
τίς δ' οἶδεν εἰ τὸ ζῆν μέν ἐστι κατθανεῖν, τὸ κατθανεῖν δὲ ζῆν κάτω νομίζεται → who knows if life is death, and if in the underworld death is considered life
English (LSJ)
A pull out with a καλάμη, fish out: hence metaph., wheedle out, Ar.V.609.
German (Pape)
[Seite 761] med., mit der Angel herausholen, übertr., Ar. Vesp. 609.
