λαιμοτόμος
From LSJ
Τὰ μηδὲν ὠφελοῦντα μὴ πόνει μάτην → Ne tu labores frustra in iis, quae nil iuvant → Müh nicht umsonst mit dem, was dir nichts nützt, dich ab
English (LSJ)
ον,
A throatcutting, χείρ E.IT444 (lyr.); σίδαρος Tim.Pers.142; σφαγίς AP6.306 (Aristo). II proparox. λαιμότομος, ον, with the throat cut, E. Hec.208 (lyr.); severed at the throat, κεφαλά Id IA776 (lyr.); Γοργοῦς λ. ἀπὸ σταλαγμῶν the blood dripping from the Gorgon's severed head, Id.Ion1054 (lyr.).