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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

ἐπαντλῶ, ἐπαντλέω (Α)
1. αντλώ και χύνω πάνω σε κάτι
2. αρδεύω, ποτίζω («ἐπηντλημένη γῆ», πάπ.)
3. αδειάζω πάνω σε κάποιον ή σε κάτι, κατακλύζω («ὄχλον ὀνομάτων ἐπαντλοῦσι τῷδε τῷ θηρίω», Αιλ.)
4. γεμίζω υπερβολικά, ξεχειλίζω, κατακλύζομαι.