περικόπτω
περικόπτω
fut. ψω
to cut all round, clip, mutilate, Dem.: Pass., περιεκόπησαν τὰ πρόσωπα had their faces mutilated, Thuc.
π. χώραν to lay waste an enemyʼs country, from the practice of cutting down the fruit-trees, Dem.; hence, to plunder a person, Dem.:—simply, to take away, intercept, Plut.