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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

Diodorus Siculus, 4.61.7

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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adj.

Ar. and P. εὐμήχανος, πόριμος, P. τεχνικός, P. and V. εὔπορος; see also clever. An ingenious device, subs.: P. and V. σόφισμα, τό.