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κατασπέρχω

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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: kataspérchō Transliteration B: katasperchō Transliteration C: kataspercho Beta Code: kataspe/rxw

English (LSJ)

   A urge on, λῃστὰς δορί with a spear, Ar.Ach.1188; ἐλάτῃσι νῆα Opp.H.4.91; ὁ ἄνεμος ἰσχυρῶς -έσπερχε drove [them] on, D.C.41.46; κατασπέρχον, of circumstances, urgent, pressing, Th.4.126:—Pass., to be driven on, J.BJ4.2.4.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1380] beschleunigen, antreiben; λῃστὰς ἐλαύνων καὶ κατασπέρχων δορί Ar. Ach. 1188; Thuc. 4, 126 u. Sp., wie Nic. Th. 917; ὁ ἄνεμος ἰσχυρῶς κατέσπερχε D. Cass. 41, 46.