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κυσοχήνη

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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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Full diacritics: κυσοχήνη Medium diacritics: κυσοχήνη Low diacritics: κυσοχήνη Capitals: ΚΥΣΟΧΗΝΗ
Transliteration A: kysochḗnē Transliteration B: kysochēnē Transliteration C: kysochini Beta Code: kusoxh/nh

English (LSJ)

ἡ,    A = κυσοδόχη, Hsch.    II = εὐρυπρωκτία, Id., Phot.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1538] ἡ, = κυσοδόχη, ein Holz, Stock, in od. an den Sclaven (auch πόρναι ἁμαρτάνουσαι, VLL.) gebunden wurden, Hesych.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κυσοχήνη: ἡ, «ξύλον ἐν ᾧ ἁμαρτάνουσαι αἱ πόρναι ἐδεσμεύοντο» Ἡσύχ. ΙΙ. = εὐρυπρωκτία, ὁ αὐτ., Φώτ.

Greek Monolingual

κυσοχήνη, ἡ (Α)
1. (κατά τον Ησύχ.) κυσοδόχη
2. (κατά τον Ησύχ. και τον Φώτ.) ευρυπρωκτία.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κυσός + -χήνη (< θ. χην- του χαίνω, πρβλ. παρακμ. κέ-χην-α), πρβλ. κατα-χήνη].