καταπισσόω

English (LSJ)

Att. καταπιττόω,

   A cover with pitch, as was done to winejars, etc., Cratin.189 (Pass.), Ar.Ec.1109, Gal.17(2).164: metaph., paint black, opp. καταχρυσόω (in v. 826), κατεπίττου πᾶς ἀνὴρ Εὐριπίδην Ar.Ec.829.    II tar and burn (as a punishment), Heraclid. Pont. ap. Ath.12.524a:—Pass., Pl.Grg.473c.