ἐμπολιορκέω
From LSJ
ἀναγκαίως δ' ἔχει βίον θερίζειν ὥστε κάρπιμον στάχυν, καὶ τὸν μὲν εἶναι, τὸν δὲ μή → But it is our inevitable lot to harvest life like a fruitful crop, for one of us to live, one not. (Euripides, Hypsipyle fr. 60.94ff.)
English (LSJ)
A besiege in a place, in Pass., Str.6.2.6; ὑπό τινος Id.16.2.9:—Act., ἐνισχύσας πόλιν -ῆσαι LXXSi.50.4.
