scalpello
From LSJ
περὶ οὐδὲν γὰρ οὕτως ὑπάρχει τῶν ἀνθρωπίνων ἔργων βεβαιότης ὡς περὶ τὰς ἐνεργείας τὰς κατ' ἀρετήν → since none of man's functions possess the quality of permanence so fully as the activities in conformity with virtue
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
scalpellō, āre (scalpellum), tr., déchirer avec le bistouri : M. Emp. 12.