σκάπτω
Etym. Root ΣΚΑΦ
I. "to dig, delve", μοχθεῖν καὶ σκ. Ar.; proverb., σκάπτειν οὐκ ἐπίσταμαι id=Ar.
II. c. acc.,
1. "to dig" the ground, Xen., Luc.
2. "to dig about", φυτὰ σκ. (as we say "to hoe" turnips), Hhymn.: metaph. "to dig up", Eur.
3. σκ. τάφρον "to dig" a trench, Thuc.:—Pass., τὰ ἐσκαμμένα "scores to mark" a leap, metaph., ὑπὲρ τὰ ἐσκαμμένα ἅλλεσθαι to overleap "the mark", Plat.