ἀποσφάζω

A. ‐εσφάκειν D.C. 78.7:—Pass., aor. ‐εσφάγην [υ] Hdt. 4.84: fut. ‐σφαγήσομαι Ar. Th. 750:—cut the throat of a person, ἀ. τινὰ ἐς ἄγγος so that the blood runs into a pail, Hdt. 4.62: generally, slay, Ar. Ach. 327, Th. 7.86, Pl.l.c., etc.:—Med., cut one's throat, X. Cyr. 3.1.25:—Pass., ἀποσφαγείην πρότερον ἂν ἢ καθυφείμην Men. Epit. 184.