hew; shape with an axe
Ancient Greek word, found 52 times in the texts on Socratos.
Homer, Odyssey 5.244: εἴκοσι δʼ ἔκβαλε πάντα, πελέκκησεν δʼ ἄρα χαλκῷ,
Theocritus, Εἰδύλλια 2.128: πάντως κα πελέκεις καὶ λαμπάδες ἦνθον ἐφʼ ὑμέας.
Aristophanes, Birds 886: πελεκᾶντι καὶ πελεκίνῳ καὶ φλέξιδι καὶ τέτρακι καὶ ταὧνι
All forms of πελεκάω