συντέμνω
Etym. from συντελής
Infl. ionic -τάμνω
Infl. fut. -τεμῶ
Infl. aor2 -έτεμον
Infl. aor2 inf. -τεμεῖν
I. "to cut in pieces: to cut down, cut short", Lat. conci_dere, Thuc.:—metaph. "to curtail, abridge", Aesch., Ar.:—esp. of expenses, Thuc., Xen.: of persons, "to cut off", Soph.
2. ς. χιτῶνας "to cut out, shape" them, Xen.
II. seemingly intr. (sub. ὁδόν) "to cut the road short, cut across", Hdt.:—so, of speech, "to cut the matter short, speak briefly", Eur.
III. really intr., τοῦ χρόνου συντάμνοντος as the time "became short", Hdt.