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Ὦ τύμβος, ὦ νυμφεῖον, ὦ κατασκαφὴς οἴκησις αἰείφρουρος, οἷ πορεύομαι πρὸς τοὺς ἐμαυτῆς → Tomb, bridal chamber, eternal prison in the caverned rock, whither I go to find mine own.
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[[come upon suddenly]], [[overtake]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[καταλαμβάνειν]], [[αἱρεῖν]], [[λαμβάνω]], [[λαμβάνειν]], [[prose|P.]] [[ἐπιλαμβάνειν]]; see [[overtake]]. | [[come upon suddenly]], [[overtake]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[καταλαμβάνειν]], [[αἱρεῖν]], [[λαμβάνω]], [[λαμβάνειν]], [[prose|P.]] [[ἐπιλαμβάνειν]]; see [[overtake]]. | ||
[[catch in the act]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[λαμβάνω]], [[λαμβάνειν]], [[καταλαμβάνειν]] ([[Euripides | [[catch in the act]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[λαμβάνω]], [[λαμβάνειν]], [[καταλαμβάνειν]] ([[Euripides]], ''Cyclops''). [[αἱρεῖν]], [[φωρᾶν]], [[ἐπ' αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν]], [[prose|P.]] [[καταφωρᾶν]]. | ||
[[surprised in the act]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἐπίληπτος]]. | [[surprised in the act]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἐπίληπτος]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:45, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. θαῦμα, τό, θάμβος, τό (Thuc. and Plato but rare P.).
dismay: P. and V. ἔκπληξις, ἡ.
something new: P. and V. νέον τι, καινόν τι.
the surprises of war: P. τοῦ πολέμου ὁ παράλογος (Thuc. 1, 78).
(in military sense), surprise of a position: P. κλοπή, ἡ (Xen.).
by surprise, unexpectedly: P. ἐξ ἀπροσδοκήτου.
take by surprise, v.; use P. and V. καταλαμβάνειν; see surprise, v.
attack unexpectedly: P. ἀπροσδοκήτῳ τινὶ ἐπιτίθεσθαι.
taken by surprise, off one's guard: use adj., P. and V. ἀφύλακτος, ἄφρακτος (Thuc.), P. ἀπαράσκευος.
verb transitive
P. and V. θαῦμα παρέχω, θαῦμα παρέχειν (dat. ).
dismay: P. and V. ἐκπλήσσω, ἐκπλήσσειν, P. καταπλήσσω, καταπλήσσειν.
be surprised: P. and V. θαυμάζειν, ἀποθαυμάζειν, V. θαμβεῖν.
come upon suddenly, overtake: P. and V. καταλαμβάνειν, αἱρεῖν, λαμβάνω, λαμβάνειν, P. ἐπιλαμβάνειν; see overtake.
catch in the act: P. and V. λαμβάνω, λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν (Euripides, Cyclops). αἱρεῖν, φωρᾶν, ἐπ' αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν, P. καταφωρᾶν.
surprised in the act: V. ἐπίληπτος.
they took alarm and sought to surprise (the enemy): P. δείσαντες προκαταλαβεῖν ἐβούλοντο (Thuc. 3, 3).
surprise a position (in military sense): Ar. and P. καταλαμβάνειν, P. προκαταλαμβάνειν.
