ἀποδειροτομέω
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
A slaughter by cutting off the head, or cutting the throat, of men, Il.18.336, 23.22, Luc.DMeretr.13.3; μῆλα ἐς βόθρον Od.11.35; κεφαλὴν ἀ. Hes.Th.280.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποδειροτομέω: ἀπαυχενίζω, κόπτω τὸν λαιμόν, ἐπὶ ἀνθρώπων, δώδεκα δὲ προπάροιθε πυρῆς ἀποδειροτομήσω Τρώων ἀγλαὰ τέκνα, «τοὺς τραχήλους ἀποτεμῶ» (Σχόλ.), Ἰλ. Σ. 336, Ψ. 22, Λουκ. Ἑταιρ. Διάλ. 13. 3· ἐπὶ προβάτων, Ὀδ. Λ. 35· κεφαλήν ἀπ. Ἡσ. Θ. 280. Ἐντεῦθεν οὐσιαστ. -τόμησις, ἡ, Εὐστ. 1145. 63.
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
ao. ἀπεδειροτόμησα;
couper le cou à, acc..
Étymologie: ἀποδείρω, τέμνω.
