ῥιζοτομία
From LSJ
οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A cutting and gathering of roots, Thphr.HP6.3.2, 9.8.2: pl., books on roots, herbals, Ruf. ap. Orib.7.26.31.
German (Pape)
[Seite 842] ἡ, das Abschneiden u. Sammeln der Wurzeln zum ärztlichen Gebrauche, Theophr.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ῥιζοτομία: ἡ, τὸ τέμνειν καὶ συλλέγειν ῥίζας, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 6. 3, 2., 9. 8, 2· - ὡσαύτως ῥιζοτόμησις, ἡ, Βυζ.
