ἀκροτομέω

A. lop off corn by the ear, X. Oec. 18.2, cf. PLond. 2.163.21 (i A. D.); saw off at end σφῆνας Ph. Bel. 67.21:—Pass., ‐τομηθεὶς τράχηλον Man. 4.51: metaph., τῶν εὐγενεστάτων ἀνδρῶν ἀ. τὴν πατ ρίδα J. BJ 2.10.1.