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From LSJ
Λόγος διοικεῖ τὸν βροτῶν βίον μόνος → Mortalium res sola regit oratio → Der Menschen Leben ordnet Redekunst allein
Greek > English (Woodhouse)
behead, decapitate, ax, bring to the block, chop off one's head, cut off the head, cut the head off, decollate, guillotine, neck