τρᾰχηλ-ίζω,fut.
Att.
A.
-ιῶ
PPetr. 2p.52
(iii B. C.):—bendortwist the neck ofa victim, βοῦν
Thphr. Char. 27.5
.
II. in wrestling, 'scrag' one's opponent, τοὺς νεανίσκους
Plu. Ant. 33
:— Pass. , Pl. Amat. 132c , Teles p.50 H., Them. Or. 23.291b .
2. metaph.,inflict hardship ona combatant, τοὺς . . φίλους οἱ λειπόμενοι τραχηλιοῦσι πόλεμοι
Ph. 2.131
:— Pass. , ἐμφυλίῳ πολέμῳ καὶ διχονοίᾳ -ιζόμενοι
J. BJ 4.6.2
.
3. metaph. in Pass. ,to be overpowered, swept away,