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)

to skin, flay, rend; to vex, trouble, annoy; distressed; to trouble oneself