urge as a pretext
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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
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
σκήπτειν, προβάλλειν, προὔχεσθαι, προΐστασθαι, προφασίζεσθαι, προΐσχεσθαι, προτείνειν
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