ἐπίκρουσις
From LSJ
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
English (LSJ)
-εως, ἡ, treatment with rods as counterirritants, Gal.10.998.
2. medical percussion, Paul.Aeg.3.69,6.51.
German (Pape)
[Seite 954] ἡ, das Daraufschlagen, Galen.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπίκρουσις: -εως, ἡ, κροῦσις ἐναντίον τινός, μνημονεύεται ἐκ τοῦ Γαληνοῦ.
