ἐπιτομή

A. cutting on the surface, incision, τῆς κεφαλῆς Aeschin. 3.51, cf. Ph. Bel. 64.1.

II. epitome, abridgement, φυσικῶν Arist. Pr. 891a7 ; ἐ. καὶ στοιχείωσις Epicur. Ep. 1p.4U. ; title of works by Chrysippus, etc., Stoic. 2.5, etc.; ἐ. κεφαλαιώδεις D.H. 1.5, cf. LXX 2 Ma. 2.28 ; ἐν ἐπιτομῇ briefly, Cic. Att. 5.20.1 ; ἐ. τῆς οἰκουμένης, of Rome, Ath. 1.20b.

III. right of cutting, εἰ δέ κα ἀμπέλους, ἐπιτομὰ ἔστω Supp.Epigr. 2.293.11 (Delph., iii/ii B.C.).