ἀποτέμνω — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

dial.ἀποτάμνωvb cut apartcut opena sacrificial animal, its throatIl.tm. Plu. cutsthg.off fr. someone or sthg.cut off, severparts of a person or animalHdt. S.tm. X. AR.tm. Plu.plant tops, branchesHdt. Pl.a slice of cake, portions of a mixtureAr. Pl.fig.the head of an argumentlikened to the HydraPl.intr., of a surgeonperform amputationsX.mid.cut offa lock of one's hairHdt.w.partitv.gen.part of one's earHdt.carve offto eatsomeone's fleshIl. pass.of parts of the bodybe cut offLys. Pl. X.of a personhavew.acc.one's headcut offX.see alsoἐκτέμνω 1 cut away, cut loosetracesattaching trace-horses to the yoked pairIl.of a thiefa pursePl. mid.curtaila city's powerTh. fig., of a regicidal queencut offawayperh.public execrationA. mid.separatecattlew.gen.fr. the rest of the herdhHom. separateone part fr. anotherof a river, mountain rangedividea regionHdt.geom., of a linecut offhalf of a figurePl.mid.cut offone's locationby digging a trenchHdt.pass.of soldiers, a regionbe cut offin wartimeHdt. X.of a people, by a borderHdt. mid.of invadersappropriateterritoryHdt. Isoc. D.w.partitv.gen.a portion of a regionIsoc. Pl. AR. Theoc. divide offin a discussiona part of an activity, a kind of knowledgePl. Arist.mid.a number, skillfr. othersPl.a part or featureof sthg.Pl. Arist.pass.of a skillbe separated offw.gen.fr. a larger setPl.

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to cut off, sever

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ἀποτέμνω

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ἀποτέμνω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αποτεμνω

Intro Text:

ἀποτέμνω

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397

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-398

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    "key": "ἀποτέμνω"
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  "citations": [],
  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-398"
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