σκύλλω 1) in cl, to skin, flay, rend (Æsch, Anthol.). 2)
In Hellenistic writers, to vex, trouble, annoy: with accusative of person(s), Mrk.5:35, Luk.8:49; pass, ἐσκυλμένοι, distressed, Mat.9:36; mid, to trouble oneself, μὴ σκύλλου, Luk.7:6 (frequently in π; see MM, i, ii, and cf. M,
Pr., 89; Abbott,
Essays, 87; Kennedy,
Sources, 82). (
AS)