καταξαίνεσθαι
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also: καταξαίνω) be consumed, be exhausted, be fatigued, be tired, be weary, pine away, be worn out
