στάζει γὰρ αὖ μοι φοίνιον τόδ᾽ἐκ βυθοῦ κηκῖον αἷμα → blood oozing from the deep wound, bloody gore drops oozing from the depths of my wound
a primitive root (identical with עָשַׁק); to press upon, i.e. quarrel; --strive with.
