στειρ-όω,
make barren, [[ 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.598 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive -όομαι[[ LXX.Sir.42.10 (codex A), 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.564, +others; χώρας διά τινας αὐχμοὺς στειρωθείσης 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “Academicorum Index” p.24 M.: _metaphorically_, οἱ -ωμένοι σοφίαν 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.409. ] LXX+1st c.BC+]