View source for ἀνδροκτασία

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|Full diacritics=ἀνδροκτᾰσία
|Medium diacritics=ἀνδροκτασία
|Low diacritics=ανδροκτασία
|Capitals=ΑΝΔΡΟΚΤΑΣΙΑ
|Transliteration A=androktasía
|Transliteration B=androktasia
|Transliteration C=androktasia
|Beta Code=a)ndroktasi/a
|Definition=ἡ, (κτείνω) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">slaughter of men</b> in battle, mostly in pl., παύσασθαι . . Ἄρην ἀνδροκτασιάων <span class="bibl">Il.5.909</span>; μάχας τ' ἀνδροκτασίας τε <span class="bibl">7.237</span>, etc.: personified, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>228</span>: in sg., <b class="b3">ἀνδροκτασίης ὕπο λυγρῆς</b> by reason of sad <b class="b2">homicide</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.23.86</span>, cf. Hes.<span class="title">Oxy.</span>1359.1.17, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>693</span> (lyr.).</span>
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