1. to rub out , πῦρ ἐκτρ. to produce fire by rubbing , (Xenophon Historicus):—; to rub hard , (Sophocles Tragicus) 2. to rub out , i. e. to destroy root and branch , (Herdotus Historicus); βίον ἐκτρ. to bring life to a wretched end , (Sophocles Tragicus):—;Pass., πρόρριζος ἐκτέτριπται (Herdotus Historicus) 3. to rub constantly, wear out , (Euripides) (ML)
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G7160 — ἐκτρίβω
ektribō · to obliterate · Greek