πελεκ-ίζω,
cut off with an axe, especially behead, τινα [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.7.12, 11.30.2 (_passive_), 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 16.2.18, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 19.101, NT.Rev.20.4 (_passive_). ] NT+2nd c.BC+]