scalp
From LSJ
ἡμῶν δ' ὅσα καὶ τὰ σώματ' ἐστὶ τὸν ἀριθμὸν καθ' ἑνός, τοσούτους ἔστι καὶ τρόπους ἰδεῖν → whatever number of persons there are, the same will be found the number of minds and of characters
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
P. ἀποδέρειν (Hdt.).
subs.
P. ἀπόδερμα (Hdt. τό), V. χειρόμακτρον τό (Soph., Frag.).
Stripped of his scalp in Scythian fashion: V. Σκυθιστὶ χειρόμακτρον ἐκκεκαρμένος (Soph., Frag.).
