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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
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Transliteration A: eúsēmos Transliteration B: eusēmos Transliteration C: eysimos Beta Code: eu)/shmos

English (LSJ)

Dor. εὔσᾱμος, ον,

   A of good signs or omens, φάσμα ναυβάταις E.IA252 (lyr.), cf. Plu. Caes.43; ἱερά Philostr. VA8.7.12; [πῦρ] ib.1.31.    II easily known by signs, conspicuous, εὔσημον γὰρ οὔ μελανθάνει [τὸ πλοῖον] A.Supp.714; καπνῷ δ' ἁλοῦσα . . εὔ. πόλις Id.Ag.818; σημεῖα Hp.Mochl.16; τόπος Annuario 4/5.225 (Rhodes, ii B.C.); ἴχνη Thphr.CP6.19.5 (Comp.); οὐκ εὔσημον, ὅθεν .. not easy to distinguish, ib.3.8.2; legible, clear, ὅπως -σαμοτέρα ὑπάρχῃ ἁ ἀναγραφά SIG1023.96 (Cos, iii/ii B.C.); εὔ. γράμματα OGI665.12 (Egypt, i A.D.); εὔ. προσαγόρευσις Men.381; of sound, distinct, βοαι S.Ant.1021; ἦχοι Phld.Po.2.16 (Sup.); wellmarked, βραχίων Philostr.Gym.35; οὐλὴ εὔσημος PPetr.1p.54 (iii B.C.).    2 clear, intelligible, λόγον εὔ. δοῦναι 1 Ep.Cor.14.9; διδασκαλία Erot.Prooem., Heliod. ap. Orib.48.20.7.    3 evident, τισι Phld.Ir. p.91 W., cf. Porph.Abst.3.5.    4 εὔσημα, τά, = Lat. insignia, f.l. for σύσσημα, D.S.36.2.    5 of garments, with fine edging, BGU1564.11 (ii A.D.).    II Adv. -μως clearly, distinctly, ἔχειν Arist.Mete. 363a27; μεμνῆσθαι Str.10.2.23; προσανένεγκε POxy.1188.5 (i A.D.): Sup. -ότατα Plu.2.1022a.