ἐπικοπή
ὁκόσα γὰρ ὑπὰρ ἐκτρέπονται ὁποίου ὦν κακοῦ, τάδε ἐνύπνιον ὁρέουσι ὥρμησε → for whatever, when awake, they have an aversion to, as being an evil, rushes upon their visions in sleep (Aretaeus, Causes & Symptoms of Chronic Disease 1.5.6)
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A cutting close, pollarding, of trees, Thphr.CP5.17.3. 2. cutting down, felling, μιᾶς ἐπικοπῆς εἶναι fall by a single blow, D.C.38.50, 49.29 (owing to f.l. in Th.5.103). 3. in building, dressing, trimming face of blocks of masonry, ἐπικόπτων τὰς ἐπικοπάς BCH35.43 (Delos), cf. IG 7.3073.71 (Lebad.); ἐ. στρωτήρων ib.4.1484.235 (Epid.). II. interruption, Philostr.VS2.30.
German (Pape)
[Seite 951] ἡ, das Beschneiden, Köpfen der Bäume, Theophr.; der Schlag, neben τραύματα, Dio Cass. 49, 29.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπικοπή: ἡ, ἐπικοπὴ εἶναι ὅταν τις κόψῃ τοὺς κλάδους δένδρου καὶ καταλίπῃ μόνον τὸ στέλεχος, «καλοῦσι δὲ ἐπικοπὴν ὅταν ἀφαιρεθείσης τῆς κόμης ἐπικόψῃ τις τὸ ἄκρον» Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Αἰτ. 5, 17, 3· μιᾶς ἐπικοπῆς, μὲ ἓν κτύπημα, Δίων Κ. 38. 50., 49. 29.
