διώκει παῖς ποτανὸν ὄρνιν → a boy chases a bird on the wing, vain pursuit
v. trans.
Reduce to ashes: Ar. σποδίζειν, Ar. and V. καταίθειν, καταιθαλοῦν, V. καταμαθύνειν; see burn.
Be charred: V. καπνοῦσθαι, κατανθρακοῦσθαι, ἀνθρακοῦσθαι.
Charred: V. φλογιστός, ἔμπυρος.
