κέντησις
From LSJ
Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, A pricking, Arist.Spir.484a34. II mosaic, IG Rom.4.1417 (Smyrna).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1418] ἡ, das Stechen.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κέντησις: -εως, ἡ, τὸ κεντεῖν Ἀριστ. π. Πνεύμ. 6. 5.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
κέντησις: εως ἡ нанесение уколов, прокалывание Arst.
