ἐν γὰρ χερσὶ τέλος πολέμου, ἐπέων δ' ἐνὶ βουλῇ → War finds its end in arms, words find their end in debate (Iliad 16.630)
σφαλάσσω: τέμνω, κεντῶ, «σφαλάσσειν· τέμνειν, κεντεῖν» Ἡσύχ.
stechen, ritzen, Hesych.
