ἐκκόπτω
Infl. fut. ψω
Infl. perf. -κέκοφα
Infl. aor2 pass. ἐξ-εκόπην
1. "to cut out, knock out":—Pass., ἐξεκόπη τὠφθαλμώ "he had" both his eyes "knocked out", Ar.
2. "to cut" [trees] "out of" a wood, "to fell" (cf. ἐκβάλλω), Hdt., Xen.; ἐκκ. τὸν παράδεισον "cut down all the trees" in the park, Xen.
3. metaph. "to cut off, make an end of", Hdt., etc.
4. as military term, "to beat off, repulse", Xen.
5. "to cut off", NTest.