נָטַשׁ

From LSJ

Δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → Quercu cadente, nemo ignatu abstinet → Fiel erst die Eiche, holt ein jeder Mann sich Holz

Menander, Monostichoi, 123

English (Strong)

a primitive root; properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject, let alone, permit, remit, etc.): cast off, drawn, let fall, forsake, join (battle), leave (off), lie still, loose, spread (self) abroad, stretch out, suffer.