σφαλάσσω

From LSJ

λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν δρόμον τρέχει → save one's bacon, save one's neck, save one's skin

Source

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

σφαλάσσω: τέμνω, κεντῶ, «σφαλάσσειν· τέμνειν, κεντεῖν» Ἡσύχ.

German (Pape)

stechen, ritzen, Hesych.