βιοτεύειν

From LSJ

τῶν οἰκιῶν ὑμῶν ἐμπιπραμένων αὐτοὶ ᾄδετε → your homes are on fire and all you can do is sing

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also βιοτεύω): maintain oneself, make a living, obtain sustenance, pick up a living, support oneself

Lexicon Thucydideum

vivere, vitam tolerare, to live, pass one's life, 1.11.1, 1.130.1.