καθαίρειν

From LSJ

ἀνάγκῃ δ' οὐδὲ θεοὶ μάχονται → but not even gods fight necessity

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also καθαιρέω, καθαίρω): clean, cleanse, clear, purify, reclaim, cleanse from guilt

Lexicon Thucydideum

purgare, lustrare, to cleanse, purify, 3.104.1, 3.104.1
PASS. 1.8.1, 3.104.1.