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ἔξαψις σφοδρὰ μετὰ πολλῆς βίας πίπτουσα ἐπὶ γῆς → a violent flare-up falling on the ground with great force, thunder and lightning

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===verb transitive===


P. and V. ἔχειν κεκτῆσθαι (perf. of κτᾶσθαι), Ar. and V. πεπᾶσθαι (perf. of πάεσθαι) (also Xen.).
[[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἔχειν κεκτῆσθαι]] (perf. of κτᾶσθαι), [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πεπᾶσθαι]]; (perf. of πάεσθαι) (also [[Xenophon|Xen.]]).


[[be master of]]: P. and V. κρατεῖν (gen.), V. κρατύνειν (gen.).
[[be master of]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κρατεῖν]]; (gen.), [[verse|V.]] [[κρατύνειν]]; (gen.).


[[possess oneself of]]: P. and V. ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.); see [[seize]].
[[possess oneself of]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἐφάπτεσθαι]]; (gen.); see [[seize]].


[[be possessed]] (by a [[god]]): P. and V. κατέχεσθαι, ἐνθουσιᾶν, βακχεύειν (Plat.), V. δαιμονᾶν (also Xen. but rare P.).
[[be possessed]] (by a [[god]]): [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κατέχεσθαι]], [[ἐνθουσιᾶν]], [[βακχεύειν]] ([[Plato]]), [[verse|V.]] [[δαιμονᾶν]]; (also [[Xenophon|Xen.]] but rare [[prose|P.]]).


[[she was possessed by Bacchus]]: V. ἐκ Βακχίου κατείχετο (Eur., ''Bacch.'' 1124).
[[she was possessed by Bacchus]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἐκ Βακχίου κατείχετο]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Bacchae]]'' 1124).
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