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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

το (Μ ἀλφάδιον)
γενική ονομασία οργάνων με τα οποία ελέγχουμε την οριζοντιότητα μιας επίπεδης επιφάνειας.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἄλφα + υποκορ. κατάλ. -άδι
η ονομασία του οργάνου οφείλεται στο σχήμα του.
ΠΑΡ. νεοελλ. αλφαδάκι, αλφαδιά, αλφαδιάζω].