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κάτισχνος

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

Diodorus Siculus, 4.61.7
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Full diacritics: κάτισχνος Medium diacritics: κάτισχνος Low diacritics: κάτισχνος Capitals: ΚΑΤΙΣΧΝΟΣ
Transliteration A: kátischnos Transliteration B: katischnos Transliteration C: katischnos Beta Code: ka/tisxnos

English (LSJ)

κάτισχνον, very lean, emaciated, Antyll. ap. Orib.7.7.9, Plu.Dem. 4, etc.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1402] sehr mager, Sp.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

κάτισχνος -ον [κατά, ἰσχνός] zeer mager, uitgeteerd.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

κάτισχνος: истощенный, исхудавший (κ. καἴ νοσώδης Plut.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κάτισχνος: -ον, λίαν ἰσχνός, ἀσθενής, κατάξηρος, Ὀρειβάσ. σ. 129, Matth., Ἐτυμολ. Μέγ. 738. 40.

Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο (AM κάτισχνος, -ον)
ο πολύ ισχνός, ο πολύ αδυνατισμένος.