ἀνασκευ-άζω,
pack up the baggage (τὰ σκεύη), and so,
carry away, remove, τὴν ἀγορὰν εἴσω[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τοὺς Ἀθηναίους ἐκ θαλάττης
divert them from naval enterprise, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]:— in
middle,
break up camp, march away, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
dismantle a place, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—in
middle,
dismantle one's house or city, [
Refs]
3)
waste, ravage, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὰς συνθήκας
break them, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—in
middle, τάφον[
Refs 1st c.AD+]
4)
passive,
to be bankrupt, τῆς τραπέζης ἀνασκευασθείσης[
Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ ἀνεσκευασμένοι τῶν τραπεζιτῶν
broken bankers, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
5) of logicians,
demolish opponent's arguments, definitions, etc, opposed to κατασκευάζειν, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
6)
reverse a decision or judgement, Vett. Val.[
Refs]
disturb, opposed to οἰκοδομέω, [
NT]
7) in Medicine texts,
remove, νόσον[
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II)
build again, remodel, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]:—also in
middle,
build, οἴκους[
Refs 1st c.AD+]