σφάζειν
From LSJ
Oἷς ὁ βιος ἀεὶ φόβων καὶ ὑποψίας ἐστὶ πλήρης, τούτοις οὔτε πλοῦτος οὔτε δόξα τέρψιν παρέχει. → To those for whom life is always full of fears and suspicion, neither wealth nor fame offers pleasure.
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also σφάζω): cut the throat of a victim