to war down , i. e. to exhaust by war, subdue completely, reduce , Lat. debellare, (Thucydides): in present to attempt to subdue , (Thucydides): —;Pass., ἐλπίζοντες [ τὴν πόλιν] καταπεπολεμῆσθαι (Thucydides) (ML)
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G7900 — καταπολεμέω
katapolemeō · to make war against · Greek