II. epitome, abridgement, “φυσικῶν” Arist.Pr.891a7 ; “ἐ. καὶ στοιχείωσις” Epicur.Ep.1p.4U. ; title of works by Chrysippus, etc., Stoic.2.5, etc.; “ἐ. κεφαλαιώδεις” D.H.1.5, cf. LXX 2 Ma.2.28 ; “ἐν ἐπιτομῇ” briefly, Cic.Att.5.20.1 ; ἐ. τῆς οἰκουμένης, of Rome, Ath.1.20b.
ἐπιτομ-ή , ἡ, (ἐπιτέμνω)