cut upon the surface, make an incision into, gash,
ἐπιτέμνω, Ion.
ἐπιτελ-τάμνω,fut.
A.
-τεμῶ
Antyll.
(v. infr.) :aor. ἐπέτᾰμον: —cut upon the surface, make an incision into, gash,
τὸ ἔσω τῶν χειρῶν
Hdt. 3.8
, cf. 4.70 ; κατὰ μῆκος τὰς σάρκας
Id. 6.75
; φλέβα
Hp.
Aër.
22 ; ἐ. τὴν σαυτοῦ κεφαλήν
Aeschin. 2.93
:— Med. , ἐπεὰν ἐπιτάμωνται τοὺς βραχίονας ἐς τὴν ὁμοχροίην
Hdt. 1.74
;κατά τιin a place, Thphr. HP 1.8.4 .
2. make a further incision,opp.τέμνειν,
Antyll. ap. Orib. 44.23.2 .
II. cut short,
τὰ λοιπὰ τῶν ἐπιχειρημάτων
Arist. SE 174b29
; λέγοντα ἐ. τινά
Plb. 28.23.3
; τὰς προφάσεις
Id. 35.4.6
, cf. 5.58.3 ;prune,
Thphr. HP 6.6.6 .
2. abridge, shorten, epitomizea book, Plu. Art. 11 :— Med. , Luc. Pr.Im. 16 :— Pass. , κεφαλαιωδέστατα -τετμημένα
Epicur. Ep. 1p.31U.
, cf. Phld. D. 3.14 .
3. cut offthe view, Man. 2.115 :— Pass. ,to be cut short,
τὰ αὐτοσχέδια ἐ.
Ph. 2.582
.
