hew
From LSJ
οὕτω τι βαθὺ καὶ μυστηριῶδες ἡ σιγὴ καὶ νηφάλιον, ἡ δὲ μέθη λάλον → silence is something profound and mysterious and sober, but drunkenness chatters
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
cut: P. and V. τέμνειν, κόπτειν, V. κείρειν.
hew down: P. and V. τέμνειν, Ar. and P. κατατέμνειν, κατακόπτειν.
hew in pieces: P. and V. διατέμνειν, V. κρεοκοπεῖν, ἀρταμεῖν, ῥαχίζειν.
