ἀποτμητέον
From LSJ
τὸ γὰρ πράττειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν (Demosthenes 3.15) → for action, even though posterior in the order of events to speaking and voting, is prior in importance and superior
English (LSJ)
A one must cut off, τῆς τῶν πλησίον χώρας a portion of it, Pl.R.373d; one must excise, τὴν μήτραν Sor.2.89.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποτμητέον: ῥημ. ἐπίθ., πρέπει τις νὰ ἀποκόψῃ, τῆς τῶν πλησίων χώρας ἡμῖν ἀποτμητέον, μέρος αὐτῆς, Πλάτ. Πολ. 373D· κἂν ὅλη μελανθῇ (ἡ μήτρα) τὴν σύμπασαν ἀποτμητέον Σωραν. π. Γυναικ. Παθ. σ. 128.15.
Spanish (DGE)
1 hay que cortar, extirpar τὴν μήτραν Sor.152.12.
2 c. dat. y gen. hay que cortarse, hay que apropiarse un trozo τῆς τῶν πλησίον χῶρας ἡμῖν Pl.R.373d.
