κατακρημνίζω
τὸ γὰρ πράττειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν (Demosthenes 3.15) → for action, even though posterior in the order of events to speaking and voting, is prior in importance and superior
English (LSJ)
fut.
A -ιῶ Carm.Pop.46.33: (κρημνός):—throw down a precipice, ἑαυτούς Phld.Ir.p.56 W., cf. Plu.Mar.45, 2.825b, Ev.Luc. 4.29: with a word added, ἀπὸ τοῦ ἄκρου τοῦ κρημνοῦ LXX 2 Ch.25.12:—Pass., D.19.327, Plu.Sull.1, etc.: pf. part., having fallen over a precipice, X.Cyr.8.3.41. 2 generally, throw headlong down, ἐκ τριηρέων X.HG2.1.31; ἀπὸ τῶν ἵππων Plb.3.116.12; ἀπὸ τοῦ πύργου D.S.4.31:—Pass., X.Cyr.1.4.7.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1356] von einer steilen Anhöhe herunterstürzen, τὴν Σφίγγα Ath. VI, 253 f; übh. herabstürzen, ἐκ τῶν τριήρων Xen. Hell. 2, 1, 31, ἀπὸ τῶν ἵππων Pol. 3, 116, 12. – Pass., τῶν βοῶν κατακεκρημνισμένα Xen. Cyr. 8, 3, 41; ἐὰν δέ τις περὶ τῶν ἱερῶν χρημάτων μνησθῇ, κατακρημνίζεται Dem. 19, 327, vom Felsen in Delphi.
