σπινθηροβολώ

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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

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Greek Monolingual

σπινθηροβολῶ, -έω, ΝΜΑ
1. εκπέμπω σπινθήρες, σπιθοβολώ
2. εκπέμπω φωτεινές ακτίνες, φεγγοβολώ, ακτινοβολώ
νεοελλ.
μτφ. παρέχω δείγματα υψηλής ευφυΐας και ανώτερης πνευματικότητας.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < σπινθήρ(ας) + -βολῶ (< -βόλος < βάλλω), πρβλ. ῥιζο-βολῶ].