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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: πᾰλίμπαις Medium diacritics: παλίμπαις Low diacritics: παλίμπαις Capitals: ΠΑΛΙΜΠΑΙΣ
Transliteration A: palímpais Transliteration B: palimpais Transliteration C: palimpais Beta Code: pali/mpais

English (LSJ)

παιδος, ὁ, ἡ,

   A again a child, Luc.Sat.9.

German (Pape)

[Seite 448] παιδος, wieder, zum zweiten Male Kind, παροιμία, ἥ φησι παλίμπαιδας τοὺς γέροντας γενέσθαι, Luc. Saturn. 9.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πᾰλίμπαις: -αιδος, ὁ, ἡ, πάλιν παῖς, οὕτω γὰρ ἂν τὴν παροιμίαν ἐπαληθεύσαιμι, ἥ φησι παλίμπαιδας τοὺς γέροντας γίγνεσθαι Λουκ. τὰ πρὸς Κρόνον 9.

French (Bailly abrégé)

παιδος (ὁ, ἡ)
qui retombe en enfance.
Étymologie: πάλιν, παῖς.

Greek Monolingual

ο, η (Α παλίμπαις, -αιδος)
(για ενήλικο ή γέροντα) αυτός που, από διανοητική άποψη, έγινε ξανά παιδί, που ξαναμωράθηκε.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πάλιν + παῖς.