καταθυμέω
From LSJ
ἀλώπηξ, αἰετοῦ ἅ τ' ἀναπιτναμένα ῥόμβον ἴσχει → a fox, which, by spreading itself out, wards off the eagle's swoop
English (LSJ)
A to be cast down, lose heart, X.HG3.2.7.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1349] den Muth ganz sinken lassen, ganz muthlos u. verzagt sein, Xen. Hell. 3, 2, 27 ὁ δῆμος παντελῶς κατηθύμησε.