ἀποδειροτομέω

apodeirotomeo

slaughter by cutting off the head

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 18 1
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18336
Book 23 1
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2322
Odyssey 1
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Book 11 1
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1135

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀποδειροτομέω, A. slaughter by cutting off the head, or cutting the throat, of men, Il. 18.336, 23.22, Luc. DMeretr. 13.3; μῆλα ἐς βόθρον Od. 11.35; κεφαλὴν ἀ. Hes. Th. 280.

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