ἐκτήκειν
From LSJ
οἱ τοῖς πέλας ἐπιβουλεύοντες, λανθάνουσι πολλὰκις ὑφ' ἑτέρων τοῦτ' αὐτὸ πάσχοντες → when people plot against their neighbours, they fall victim to the same sort of plot themselves
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also: ἐκτήκω) wither, make to pine, melt away
