chop off one's head
From LSJ
Ξίφος τιτρώσκει σῶμα, τὸν δὲ νοῦν λόγος → Ut corpus ensis, verba mentem sauciant → Das Schwert verletzt den Körper, doch den Sinn das Wort
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
ἀποτέμνειν τὴν κεφαλήν, καρατομεῖν, αὐχενίζειν, κάρα τέμνειν, κρᾶτα τέμνειν, κάρα θερίζειν
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