ἀνα-σκάπτω,
A. dig up,
πλοῦτον
Str. 9.3.8
; τύπον
Plu. Thes. 36
; ὅλην πόλιν
Pomp. 62
:— Pass. , Arist. Mir. 835b22 , Plu. 2.924c .
2. extirpate,of plants, Thphr. HP 3.18.5 (prob. l.);raze to the ground,of buildings, Plb. 16.1.6 , IG 12(2).526a4 (Eresus).
3. metaph. of ulcers with 'undermined edges', βεβρωμένα καὶ ἀνεσκαμμένα
Archig.
ap. Aët. 16.106(96) .