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ὑποκόπτω

upokopto

cut under, beneath, hamstring

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What it meant

ὑποκόπτω · hypokoptō — LSJ

cut under, beneath, hamstring

cut under or beneath, στέλεχος Str. 16.4.10; hamstring, τὴν ἰγνύαν τινός Plu. Eum. 7; τένοντας ποδῶν D.H. 6.33; ὑποκεκομμένος τὰ νεῦρα J. BJ 6.8.4: metaph., ὑ. τὰ νεῦρα τῆς δυνάμεως ib. 5.1.4; τὴν ἐλπίδα ib. 6.1.3.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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