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δυσσεβής

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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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Transliteration A: dyssebḗs Transliteration B: dyssebēs Transliteration C: dyssevis Beta Code: dussebh/s

English (LSJ)

ές,

   A ungodly, impious, profane, of persons, A.Th.598 (Comp. or Sup.), and their acts, δ. χάρις S.Ant.514; τὰ τῶν κακίστων δυσσεβέστατα Id.OC1190; δ. μέλαθρα E.IT694. Adv. -βῶς Id.Fr.825.—This family of words is chiefly found in Trag. (δυσσεβής occurs in Men.540, Diph.105, and later Prose as Jul.Or.5.174b (Sup.)); εὐσεβής, etc., are freq. also in Prose.

German (Pape)

[Seite 688] ές, gottlos, von Menschen und Sachen; ἔργον Aesch. Ag. 756; öfter bei Tragg.; auch sp. D., wie Lyc. 1151; in Prosa, Longin. 4, 3; Geop. u. K. S., bes. adv. δυσσεβῶς.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

δυσσεβής: -ές, ἀσεβής, ἄθεος· ἐπὶ προσώπων καὶ τῶν πράξεων αὐτῶν· τὰ τῶν κακίστων δυσσεβέστατα Σοφ. Ο. Κ. 1190· δ. μέλαθρα Εὐρ. Ι. Τ. 694. ― Ἐπίρρ. -βῶς. Εὐρ. Ἀποσπ. 822. Αἱ λέξεις αὖται ἀνήκουσι σχεδὸν ἀποκλειστικῶς εἰς τοὺς Τραγ. (δυσσεβὴς ἀπαντᾶ παρὰ Μενάνδ. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 12, Διφίλ. ἐν Ἀδηλ. 24)· εὐσεβής, κτλ. εἶναι συχνὰ καὶ παρὰ πεζοῖς.