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ἀγχιτόκος
ἀγχιφανής
ἀγχίφρων
ἀγχίφυτος
ἀγχίων
ἀγχοάδην
ἀγχόθεν
ἄγχοθι
ἀγχόμορος
ἀγχονάω
ἀγχόνη
ἀγχονίζω
ἀγχόνιος
ἀγχονιστής
ἀγχόσε
ἀγχοτάτω
ἀγχότερος
ἀγχοῦ
ἀγχούρης
ἄγχουρος
ἄγχουρος
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ἀγχόνη
ἀγχόν-η, ἡ,(ἄγχω)
A). strangling, hanging, ἀγχόνης .. τέρματα A. Eu. 746 ; ἔργα κρείσσον’ ἀγχόνης deeds too bad for hanging, S. OT 1374 ; τάδ’ ἀγχόνης πέλας 'tis nigh as bad as hanging, E. Heracl. 246 ; ταῦτ’ οὐχὶ .. ἀγχόνης ἔστ’ ἄξια ; Id. Ba. 246 ; ταῦτα .. οὐκ ἀ. ; Ar. Ach. 125 ; οἱ δ’ ἀγχόνην ἥψαντο Semon. 1.18 : rare in Prose, ἀ. καὶ λύπη Aeschin. 2.38 :— in pl., ἐν ἀγχόναις θάνατον λαβεῖν E. Hel. 200 , cf. ib. 299 , HF 154 ; αἱ ἀ. μάλιστα τοῖς νέοις Arist. Pr. 954b35 .
II). = μανδραγόρα , Ps.- Dsc. 4.75 .


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a throttling, strangling, hanging

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Headword:
ἀγχόνη
Headword (normalized):
ἀγχόνη
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αγχονη
IDX:
1065
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-1066
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀγχόν-η</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ἄγχω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">strangling, hanging</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἀγχόνης .. τέρματα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:746" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:746/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 746 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἔργα κρείσσον’ ἀγχόνης</span> deeds too bad for <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hanging</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1374" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1374/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 1374 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τάδ’ ἀγχόνης πέλας</span> \'tis nigh as bad as <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hanging</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:246" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:246/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Heracl.</span> 246 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ταῦτ’ οὐχὶ .. ἀγχόνης ἔστ’ ἄξια</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">;</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:246" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:246/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 246 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ταῦτα .. οὐκ ἀ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">;</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:125" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:125/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 125 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">οἱ δ’ ἀγχόνην ἥψαντο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0260.tlg001:1:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0260.tlg001:1.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Semon.</span> 1.18 </a> : rare in Prose, <span class="quote greek">ἀ. καὶ λύπη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg002.perseus-grc1:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg002.perseus-grc1:38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aeschin.</span> 2.38 </a> :— in pl., <span class="quote greek">ἐν ἀγχόναις θάνατον λαβεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:200" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:200/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hel.</span> 200 </a> , cf. ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:299" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:299/canonical-url/"> 299 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:154" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:154/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 154 </a>; <span class="orth greek">αἱ</span> <span class="quote greek">ἀ. μάλιστα τοῖς νέοις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:954b:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:954b.35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 954b35 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">μανδραγόρα</span> , Ps.-<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 4.75 </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}