κροτέω
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)
poet. κορτέω Hsch., cf. ἀνακροτέω: (κρότος):—
A make to rattle, of horses, ὄχεα κροτέοντες rattling them along, Il.15.453, cf. h.Ap.234. II knock, strike, λέβητας Hdt.6.58; θύρσῳ γῆν E.Ba. 188; τοῖς ἀγκῶσι τὰς πλευράς D.54.9; τινα Plu.2.10d: sens. obsc., IG 12(7).414 (Amorgos, cf. διακροτέω 1):—Pass., to be beaten byrain, Ael. NA16.17. 2 clap in sign of applause, κ. τὰς χεῖρας, τὼ χεῖρε, Hdt. 2.60, X.Cyr.8.4.12; ταῖς χερσί Thphr.Char.19.10: abs., applaud, X.Smp.9.4, D.21.226, etc.; ἐν θεάτρῳ Thphr.Char.11.3: c.acc., κ. τινά D.L.7.173:—Pass., Arist.Po.1456a10 (sed leg. κρατεῖσθαι), Pl. Ax.368d, etc.; τέλειος ῥήτωρ καὶ κεκροτημένος Phld.Rh.2.128 S.; παρὰ Ὁμήρῳ κεκρότηται τὰ σώφρονα συμπόσια are commended, Ath.5.182a (sed leg. <συγ>κεκρ.). b also in sign of disapproval, Plu.2.533a. 3 κ. ὀδόντας gnash the teeth, Archil.Supp.2.9. 4 of a smith, hammer, weld together, Luc.Lex.9: metaph., in Pass., to be wrought, κεκρότηται χρυσέα κρηπίς Pi.Fr.194, cf. Lyc.888: hence ἐξ ἀπάτας κεκροτημένοι ἄνδρες one mass of trickery, Theoc.15.49; εὐθὺς τὸ πρῆγμα κροτείσθω 'strike while the iron is hot', AP10.20 (Adaeus). 5 rattle, clash, χαλκώματα Plu.2.944b: c. dat., κ. ὀστράκοις καὶ ψήφοις make a rattling noise with them, in order to collect a swarm of bees, Arist.HA627a16; κ. κυμβάλοις Luc.Alex.9; satirically, ἡ τοῖς ὀστράκοις κροτοῦσα [Μοῦσ' Εὐριπίδου] Ar.Ra.1306, cf. Ael.NA2.11. 6 strike the woof home with the weaver's sley, σινδόνες λίαν κεκροτημέναι close-woven, Str.15.1.67.
