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ἱκέτευμα

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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: hikéteuma Transliteration B: hiketeuma Transliteration C: iketevma Beta Code: i(ke/teuma

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό,

   A mode of supplication, μέγιστον ἱ. Th.1.137, cf. D.C.68.21.