προανακόπτω
From LSJ
ἢν εὑρίσκῃ πλέω τε καὶ μέζω τὰ ἀδικήματα ἐόντα τῶν ὑπουργημάτων, οὕτω τῷ θυμῷ χρᾶται → it happens that the crimes are greater and more numerous than the services, when one gives way to anger
English (LSJ)
A cut away first, τὰς ἐμποδίους ὅλας J.BJ3.6.2.
German (Pape)
[Seite 706] vorher abhauen, abschneiden, Ios.; vorher hindern, μή, Clem. Al. strom. 3, 12.