πελεκίζω
From LSJ
Πυλάδη, σε γὰρ δὴ πρῶτον ἀνθρώπων ἐγὼ πιστὸν νομίζω καὶ φίλον ξένον τ' ἐμοί → Pylades for indeed I consider you, foremost among men, loyal and kind and a host to me (Euripides' Electra 82-83)
English (LSJ)
A cut off with an axe, esp. behead, τινα Plb.1.7.12, 11.30.2 (Pass.), Str.16.2.18, D.S.19.101, Apoc. 20.4 (Pass.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 550] mit der Art oder dem Beile abhauen, bes. mit dem Beile den Kopf abhauen, köpfen, τινά, Pol. 1, 7, 12. 11, 30, 2, D. Sic. 19, 101, Strab.