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ἐκτήκω

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Gloss: to waste away

Transliteration: ektēkō

Strong’s: G7152

1. to melt out, destroy, by melting , (Euripides)
2. metaphorically to let melt away, let pine or waste away , (Euripides)
3. Pass., with perfect ἐκτέτηκα, aorist2 ἐξετάκην [ ᾶ], to melt, pine or waste away , (Euripides); τόδ᾽ μήποτ᾽ ἐκτακείη may it never melt from my remembrance, (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
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