σταυροχέρι
From LSJ
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Greek Monolingual
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επίρρ. με σταυρωμένα τα χέρια, με τα χέρια τοποθετημένα χιαστί.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < σταυρός + χέρι (πρβλ. σταυροπόδι)].
