κ570Κατακαίνειν
to kill
[Meaning] to take away, to murder. "The bowman shot an arrow, his aim being good enough to kill as many men as he shot arrows". Eunapius says [this].
Κατακαίνειν· ἀναιρεῖν, φονεύειν. ὁ δὲ τοξότης ἠφίει βέλος, εὔστοχος ὢν τοσούτους κατακαίνειν, ὅσα ἠφίει βέλη. Εὐνάπιός φησι.
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