ἀλλ' οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν → by no augury could he ward off black death
a primitive root (compare חָנַך); to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope): hang self, strangle.
