scalp

Ἡ δ' ἐμὴ ψυχὴ πάλαι τέθνηκεν, ὥστε τοῖς θανοῦσιν ὠφελεῖν → My soul died long ago so that I could give some help to the dead

Sophocles, Antigone, 559-60

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

v. trans.

P. ἀποδέρειν (Hdt.).

subs.

P. ἀπόδερμα (Hdt. τό), V. χειρόμακτρον τό (Soph., Frag.).

Stripped of his scalp in Scythian fashion: V. Σκυθιστὶ χειρόμακτρον ἐκκεκαρμένος (Soph., Frag.).