ἀποκόπτω
I. "to cut off, hew off", of men's limbs, Il., Hdt.; also, ἀπέκοψε παρήορον "he cut loose" the tracehorse, Il.:—Pass., ἀποκοπῆναι τὴν χεῖρα "to have" it "cut off", Hdt.
II. ἀπ. τινὰ ἀπὸ τόπου "to beat off from" a strong place, Xen.
III. Mid. "to smite the breast in mourning": c. acc. "to mourn for", νεκρόν Eur.