ἄχω
From LSJ
δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → when the oak falls, everyone cuts wood | when an oak has fallen, every man gathers wood | on the fall of an oak, every man gathers wood | when an oak has fallen, every man becomes a woodcutter | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his strength | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his power | when the tree is fallen, every man goes to it with his hatchet
English (LSJ)
v. ἀχέω.
French (Bailly abrégé)
verbe inus. au prés;
f. ἀκαχήσω, ao. ἀκάχησα, ao.2 ἤχακον;
1 tr. affliger;
2 intr. être affligé, s'affliger.
Étymologie: R. Ἀχ presser, étreindre ; cf. ἄχνυμαι.
German (Pape)
s. ἀκαχίζω.
