κατασκελετεύω
From LSJ
ὁ δ' εὖ ἔρδων θεοὺς ἐλπίδι κυδροτέρᾳ σαίνει κέαρ → but he who does well to the gods cheers his heart with a more glorious hope
English (LSJ)
A reduce to a skeleton, ἑαυτούς Plu.2.7d; τὸ σῶμα Sch.Ar.Ra.153:—Pass., to be wasted away, 'desiccated,' μὴ περιιδεῖν τὴν φύσιν -ευθεῖσαν Isoc.15.268, cf. Ph.1.198, al., Onos.1.5 (Act.), D.L.8.41: metaph., τὰ φυσικὰ ἔργα ταῖς τεχνολογίαις -ευόμενα Longin.2.1.
