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Χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him

Euripides, Alcestis, 109-11

French (Bailly abrégé)

être suspendu sur, dominer, τινι ; fig. être suspendu sur, menacer en parl. de la mort, d'un danger, etc.
Étymologie: ἐπί, κρέμαμαι.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐπικρέμᾰμαι: [pass. к ἐπικρεμάννυμι
1 висеть (над чем-л.), нависать (ὕπερθεν πέτρη ἐπικρέμαται HH; αἱ ἐπικρεμάμεναι συστάσεις τῶν ὀρῶν Arst.): ἐ. τῇ ἀγορᾷ Plut. возвышаться над площадью;
2 перен. нависать, угрожать (ἐπικρεμάμενος κίνδυνος Thuc., Plut.; ἐπικρέμαται θάνατος Plut.): τιμωρία ἐπικρέμαται Thuc. угрожает (предстоит) наказание.