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ἀνδροκτασία

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ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου· ὁ ἀκολουθῶν μοι οὐ μὴ περιπατήσῃ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἀλλ' ἕξει τὸ φῶς τῆς ζωῆς → I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life (John 8:12)

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Full diacritics: ἀνδροκτᾰσία Medium diacritics: ἀνδροκτασία Low diacritics: ανδροκτασία Capitals: ΑΝΔΡΟΚΤΑΣΙΑ
Transliteration A: androktasía Transliteration B: androktasia Transliteration C: androktasia Beta Code: a)ndroktasi/a

English (LSJ)

ἡ, (κτείνω)

   A slaughter of men in battle, mostly in pl., παύσασθαι . . Ἄρην ἀνδροκτασιάων Il.5.909; μάχας τ' ἀνδροκτασίας τε 7.237, etc.: personified, Hes.Th.228: in sg., ἀνδροκτασίης ὕπο λυγρῆς by reason of sad homicide, Il.23.86, cf. Hes.Oxy.1359.1.17, A.Th.693 (lyr.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 218] ἡ, Männermord, plur. Hom. Iliad. 5, 909. 7, 237. 24, 548 Od. 11, 612, sing. Iliad. 11, 164 u. 23, 86; an der letzten Stelle katachrestisch von Tödtung eines Knaben durch einen Knaben beim Spiele; – Aesch. Spt. 675.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀνδροκτᾱσία: ἡ, (κτείνω) ἡ ἐν μάχῃ ἀνδροφονία, κατὰ τὸ πλεῖστον πληθ., παύσασαι... Ἄρην ἀνδροκτασιάων Ἰλ. Ε. 909· μάχας τ’ ἀνδροκτασίας τε Η. 237. κτλ.: καθ’ ἑνικόν, ἀνδροκτασίης ὑπὸ λυγρῆς, ἕνεκα θλιβερᾶς ἀνδροφονίας, ἀνθρωποκτονίας, Ψ. 86, πρβλ. Αἰσχύλ. Θ. 693.