κατασκήπτειν
From LSJ
Τὸ γὰρ θανεῖν οὐκ αἰσχρόν, ἀλλ' αἰσχρῶς θανεῖν → Mors ipsa non est foeda, sed foede mori → Das Sterben bringt nicht Schmach, doch sterben in der Schmach
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also κατασκήπτω): attack, swoop, descend on, fall, light on, shoot down, swoop down