Ἀπεσκύθιζον
they were scalping Scythian-style
Translated by Jennifer Benedict26 Jan 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Properly [this means] to cut off the skin on the head, hairs and all, but by a misuse of language [it is] "to cut [the hair]".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπεσκύθιζον· κυρίως τὸ ἀποτεμεῖν τὸ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς δέρμα σὺν θριξί, καταχρηστικῶς δὲ τὸ ἀποκεῖραι.
Betacode
*)apesku/qizon: kuri/ws to\ a)potemei=n to\ e)pi\ th=s kefalh=s de/rma su\n qrici/, kataxrhstikw=s de\ to\ a)pokei=rai.