uproot
From LSJ
ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. ἐκπρεμνίζειν, Ar. and V. ἐξορύσσειν, V. ἐκθαμνίζειν.
destroy: P. and V. ἀναιρέω, ἀναιρεῖν, καθαιρεῖν, V. ἐκτρίβειν, ἐκθαμνίζειν, ἐξαϊστοῦν; see destroy.
having all his house utterly uprooted: V. γένους ἅπαντος ῥίζαν ἐξημημένος (ἐξαμᾶν) (Sophocles, Ajax 1178).
