Ἐκτραχηλίζω
I throw over the head, I break the neck
Translated by Catharine Roth27 Jan 2007Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
Also [sc. attested is] e)ktraxhlisqw=si ["they would be thrown over the horses' heads"]:1 [meaning] they would have their necks broken.2 "As the cavalry-charge comes with a loud noise, many of the cavalrymen would be thrown over the horses' heads, and many of the horses will be disabled,3 some being out of breath, others exhausted."4