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κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦ ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος· δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία ἀγαθή (Proverbs 13.12 LXX) → One who sincerely sets about helping is better than one who makes promises leading to hope; for a kindly urge is a tree of life.
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[[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ὑψηλός]], [[verse|V.]] [[ὑψίπυργος]], [[ὀρθόκρανος]], [[ὑψαύχην]], [[ὑψιγέννητος]]; see [[high]]. | |||
[[in a towering passion]]: use adj., [[prose|P.]] [[περιοργής]]. | |||
[[towering to the stars]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἀστρογείτων]]. | |||
[[so that they left in flight the towering steep of the battlements]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ὥστ' ἐπάλξεων λιπεῖν ἐρίπνας φυγάδας]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Phoenissae]]'' 1167). | |||
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P. and V. ὑψηλός, V. ὑψίπυργος, ὀρθόκρανος, ὑψαύχην, ὑψιγέννητος; see high.
in a towering passion: use adj., P. περιοργής.
towering to the stars: V. ἀστρογείτων.
so that they left in flight the towering steep of the battlements: V. ὥστ' ἐπάλξεων λιπεῖν ἐρίπνας φυγάδας (Euripides, Phoenissae 1167).
