κρημνίζω
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)
hurl down headlong, κατὰ τοῦ τείχους LXX 2 Ma.6.10: metaph., ἐπὶ ἀτάκτους ἡδονὰς ἑαυτοὺς κ. Plu.2.5b:—Pass., J.BJ2.3.3, Cat.Cod. Astr.8(4).156.
French (Bailly abrégé)
précipiter.
Étymologie: κρημνός.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
κρημνίζω: устремлять, бросать (ἑαυτοὺς εἰς или ἐπὶ τὰς ἡδονάς Plut.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κρημνίζω: ὡς καὶ νῦν, ῥίπτω κατὰ κεφαλῆς, κοιν. «γκρεμίζω», Ἑβδ. (Β΄ Μακκ. Ϛ΄, 10)· μεταφ., κρ. ἑαυτὸν εἰς ἀτάκτους ἡδονὰς Πλούτ. 2. 5Α.
