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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: περιρρώξ Medium diacritics: περιρρώξ Low diacritics: περιρρώξ Capitals: ΠΕΡΙΡΡΩΞ
Transliteration A: perirrṓx Transliteration B: perirrōx Transliteration C: perirroks Beta Code: perirrw/c

English (LSJ)

ῶγος, ὁ, ἡ, broken off all round, abrupt, πέτρα ἀπότομος καὶ π. Plb.9.27.4, cf. D.H.9.15 (=Plb.Fr.200).

Russian (Dvoretsky)

περιρρώξ: ῶγος adj. кругом обрывистый (πέτρα ἀπότομος καὶ π. Polyb.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

περιρρώξ: -ῶγος, ὁ, ἡ, ἀπόκρημνος πανταχόθεν, πέτρα ἀπότομος καὶ π. Πολύβ. 9. 27, 4, πρβλ. Διον. Ἁλ. 9. 15· πρβλ. ἀπορρώξ.

Greek Monolingual

-ῶγος, ὁ, ἡ, Α
(για βράχους, βουνά, ακτές) απόκρημνος από παντού, απότομος ολόγυραπέτρα ἀπότομος καὶ περιρρώξ», Πολ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < περι- + ῥώξ, λ. που απαντά μόνο στην αιτ. πληθ. ῥῶγας (< θ. ρωγ- του ῥήγνυμι, πρβλ. παρακμ. ἔρ-ρωγ-α), πρβλ. από-ρρωξ, κατά-ρρωξ].

German (Pape)

ῶγος, ὁ, ἡ, ringsherum abgerissen, schroff, steil, πέτρα, Pol. 9.27.4.