Ἀπήγξατο
hanged himself
Translated by Catharine Roth21 Jun 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he] fitted a noose.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπήγξατο· βρόχον ἧψεν.
Betacode
*)aph/gcato: bro/xon h(=yen.
Notes
- No corresponding entry in other lexica. The headword must be quoted from somewhere. The obvious possibility is in the New Testament (Matthew 27.5, of Judas), but see also e.g. Herodotus 2.131.1; Appian, Bellum Civile 4.4.26; Lucian, Philopseudes 29.