λεηλ-ᾰτέω, (λεία, ἐλαύνω)
A. drive away booty, esp.cattle, S. Aj. 343 , E. Rh. 293 , X. HG 4.4.15 , al., Aen. Tact. 16.8 .
2. c.acc.loci,plunder, despoil,τὸ πεδίον, τὴν πόλιν, τὴν χώραν, Hdt. 2.152 , 5.101 , Hdn. 3.9.3 , cf. Hell.Oxy. 16.5 , Plu. Cam. 17 ;ravage, κώμην
PMasp. 2 iii 3
(vi A.D.):— Pass. ,to be plundered, τὰ ἐκ τῆς χώρας λεηλατηθέντα
Aen.Tact. 16.11
: metaph.,τῇ γαστρὶ λεηλατεῖσθαι to be a slave to. . , Plu. 2.133a .