συντέμνω from συντελής 1 2 3 4
I.to cut in pieces: to cut down, cut short, Lat. conci_dere, Thuc.:—metaph. to curtail, abridge, Aesch., Ar.:—esp. of expenses, Thuc., Xen.: of persons, to cut off, Soph.
II.seemingly intr. (sub. ὁδόν) to cut the road short, cut across, Hdt.:—so, of speech, to cut the matter short, speak briefly, Eur.
III.really intr., τοῦ χρόνου συντάμνοντος as the time became short, Hdt.
