ξυλοκοπέω
From LSJ
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
English (LSJ)
A cut wood, make a clearance, PLille 5.24 (iii B. C.). II beat with a stick, cudgel, of the Roman fustuarium, Plb. 6.37.1 (Pass.), 6.38.1 : generally, Arr.Epict.3.7.33 :—Pass., ib.4.4.37, POxy.706.13 (ii A. D.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 281] mit dem Stocke schlagen, Pol. 6, 38, 1; auch pass., 6, 37; a. Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ξῠλοκοπέω: κτυπῶ διὰ ξύλου, «ξυλοκοπῶ», δέρω, Πολύβ. 6. 37, 1. 38, 1.
