ἐκκοπ-ή · ekkop-ē — LSJ
cutting out, excision
cutting out, ὀφθαλμῶν Phld. Ir. p.33 W.; excision of ribs, Heliod. ap. Orib. 44.11 tit.
2 mutilation
mutilation, ἐ. μελῶν Vett.Val. 110.10 (pl.).
3 chiselling out, erasure
chiselling out, erasure, γραμμάτων SIG 252.41 (Delph., iv B.C.); of an arrow-point from a bone, Plu. Alex. 63.
II cutting down, felling, levelling
cutting down, felling, δένδρων Plb. 2.65.6 (pl.), cf. BGU 1121.27 (i B.C.), etc.; ἐκκοπαὶ λόφων levelling of hills, Str. 5.3.8; ἐ. πυλῶν Onos. 42.17.
III incision, notch, mortise
incision, notch, mortise, Ph. Bel. 65.20, Hero Aut. 27.1, Bel. 92.4, Ath.Mech. 30.3, Sor. 1.83.