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κολάζω , fut.
2. chastise, punish, τινα E.Ba.1322, Ar.Nu.7, etc.; τὰ σέμν᾽ ἔπη κόλαζ᾽ ἐκείνους use your proud words in reproving them, S.Aj.1108: c. dat. modi, λόγοις κ. τινά ib.1160; “θανάτῳE.Hel.1172, Lys.28.3; πληγαῖς, τιμωρίαις, Pl. Lg.784d, Isoc.1.50; “ἀτιμίαιςPl.Plt.309a:—Med., get a person punished, Ar.V.406, Pl.Prt.324c, v.l. X.Cyr.1.2.7:—Pass., to be punished, etc., Antipho 3.3.7, X.Cyr.5.2.1, etc.; of divine retribution, Plu.2.566e; suffer injury, Ael.NA3.24.
3. of a drastic method of checking the growth of the almond-tree, Thphr.HP2.7.6:—Pass., Id.CP1.18.9; cf. “κόλασις1.
4. Pass. c. gen., to be badly in need of, PFay.120.5 (i/ii A.D.), cf. 115.19 (ii A.D.), BGU249.4 (ii A.D.).
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