ἀκρωτηριασμός
From LSJ
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A amputation, Dsc.Ther.Praef., Heliod. ap. Orib.47.14tit., Philum.Ven.7.7, Leonid. ap.Aët. 16.49.