twitch
From LSJ
Δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → Quercu cadente, nemo ignatu abstinet → Fiel erst die Eiche, holt ein jeder Mann sich Holz
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
pull hold of: P. and V. λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.).
verb intransitive
be convulsed: P. and V. σφαδάζειν (Xen.), V. σπᾶσθαι.
substantive
twitching: P. and V. σπασμός, ὁ, P. σφαδασμός, ὁ (Plato); see convulsion.
a convulsive twitching: V. ἀδαγμὸς ἀμφίσπαστος (Soph., Trachiniae 770).
