- ἀποτέμνω
- to shred
- 1. to cut off, sever , [8th/7th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC], attic:—;Pass., τὴν γλῶτταν ἀποτμηθείς having his tongue cut out , [Refs 4th c.BC]
2. to sever, divide , in a geographical sense, [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;Pass., of troops, to be cut off from the main body, [5th/4th c.BC]
3. Mid. to cut off for oneself , [8th/7th c.BC]; c. gen. to cut off a bit of a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC]
4. to cut off , so as to appropriate , βοῦς [7th/6th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC]; Φοινίκης ἀπ. to have a slice or portion of Phoenicia, [Refs 3rd c.BC]; ἀπ. τῶν Ἀθηναίων to cut off power from the Athenians, [Refs 5th c.BC] (ML)