ἐφέζεσθαι
From LSJ
Μεγάλοι δὲ λόγοι μεγάλας πληγὰς τῶν ὑπεραύχων ἀποτίσαντες γήρᾳ τὸ φρονεῖν ἐδίδαξαν → The great words of the arrogant pay the penalty by suffering great blows, and teach one to reason in old age
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also: ἐφέζομαι) alight on, perch upon, roost upon
