κρᾶτα τέμνειν
From LSJ
Ἀνάπαυσίς ἐστι τῶν κακῶν ἀπραξία → Mali est levamen esse sine negotio → Erleichterung vom Unglück bringt Untätigkeit
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
