κατακαίω
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
Att. κατακάω [ᾱ], Ep. inf.
A κατακαιέμεν Il.7.408: fut. -καύσω Ar.Lys.1218: aor. κατέκαυσα Th.7.25; Ep. 3sg. κατέκηε Il.6.418; 1pl. subj. κατακήομεν (v.l. -κείομεν) Il.7.333; inf. κατακῆαι Od.11.46, κακκῆαι ib.74 (v.l. -κεῖαι): pf. -κέκαυκα X.HG6.5.37, Phld. Acad.Ind.p.69M.:—Pass., fut. -καυθήσομαι Ar.Nu.1505, -καήσομαι 1 Ep.Cor.3.15: aor. κατεκαύθην (the Att. form) Hdt.4.69, 6.101, κατεκάην Id.1.51, 2.107; Lacon. inf. -καῆμεν Plu.Lyc.20; -εκαύσθην Chron.Lind.D.41: pf. -κέκαυμαι And.1.108:—burn completely, in Hom. of sacrifices and dead bodies, κατακήομεν αὐτούς Il.7.333; μιν κατέκηε σὺν ἔντεσι 6.418; κ. τοὺς μάντιας burn them alive, Hdt. 4.69; ζῶντα κατακαυθῆναι Id.1.86, cf. 2.107; of cities and houses, etc., κατὰ μὲν ἔκαυσαν . . πόλιν Id.8.33; κατεκαίετο ὁ ἐν Δελφοῖσι νηός Id.1.50; [οἰκίη] κατεκάη Id.4.79; κατακαυθέντων ἱρῶν Id.6.101; τείχη -κεκαυμένα And. l.c.; γῆ κατακεκαυμένη burnt earth, Arist. Mete.358a14; Κατακεκαυμένη, name of the upper valley of the Hermus, in Lydia, Str.13.4.11, cf. κατακεκαυμενίτης; of the fingers, to be burnt with hot food, Porph.Abst.4.15; also κ. τὴν κοιλίαν PMagd.33.4 (iii B.C.). 2 of hot winds, parch, τὰ ἐκ τῆς γῆς PHib.1.27.73 (iii B.C.), al. 3 metaph., ὁ ἔρως ἐμέ . . κατακέκαυκεν Lyr.Alex.Adesp.8 (c):—Pass., τὰ στόματα -κάεται ἐπὶ τέχνην Anaxandr. 33.6; -καίομαι καταλελειμμένη Lyr.Alex.Adesp.1.24. II Pass., of fire, κατὰ πῦρ ἐκάη had burnt down, burnt out, Il.9.212.
