Lexical Definition

‎ἀνακόπτω‎ anakóptō (an-ak-op'-to) to restrain ^G:V
from ‎ἀνά‎ and ‎κόπτω‎

hinder.

• to beat back, i.e. check

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀνακόπτω-κόπτω,

drive back, push back, θυρέων δ᾽ ἀνέκοπτεν ὀχῆας[Refs 8th c.BC+]

__2 beat back an assailant, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 ἀ. ναῦν check a ship's course, variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 return food, διὰ ῥινῶν, εἰς τὰς ῥῖνας, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II knock out, τὰς ὄψεις ἀνακόπτωκοπείς[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.2 cut from below, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.3 beat up eggs, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III check, stop, ἦχον[Refs 1st c.BC+]:—passive, to be stopped, restrained, τῆς ὁρμῆς[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; stop short in a speech, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV in Medicine texts, take effect, ἀνακόπτωκόπτει γὰρ οὕτως ἡ ὠφέλεια[Refs 1st c.AD+]