hew
From LSJ
ὣς ὁ μὲν ἔνθ' ἀπόλωλεν, ἐπεὶ πίεν ἁλμυρὸν ὕδωρ → so there he perished, when he had drunk the salt water
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.