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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

Greek Monolingual

ἀκροσχιδής (-οῦς), -ὲς (Α)
αυτός που είναι σχισμένος, χωρισμένος στα άκρα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛΟΓΙΑ < ἀκρο- (Ι) + -σχιδὴς < σχίζω.