ανδροκτασία

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ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners

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Greek Monolingual

ἀνδροκτασία, η (Α)
1. φόνος ανδρών στη μάχη
2. φόνος, ανθρωποκτονία.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ανήρ, ανδρός + -κτασία < κτατος < κτείνω «σκοτώνω»].