δοῦπος
ὅταν δὲ τἄμ' ἀθυμήσαντ' ἴδῃς, σύ μου τὸ δεινὸν καὶ διαφθαρὲν φρενῶν ἴσχναινε παραμυθοῦ θ' → whenever you see me despondent over my situation, do what you can to lessen and relieve what is wild and senseless in my thinking | whenever you see me despondent, you must cure the grim derangement of my mind and encourage me
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A any dead, heavy sound, thud, δ. ἀκόντων Il.11.364, 16.361; δ. ὀρώρει πύργων βαλλομένων 9.573, cf. 12.289; of the distant din of battle, 16.635; of the sound of footsteps, 10.354, Od.16.10; of the measured tread of infantry, Il.23.234, Hes.Th.70; ὅμαδον καὶ δ., of a multitude, Od.10.556; of the roar of the sea dashing against rocks or of a distant torrent, 5.401, Il.4.455.—Rare in Trag., δ. μαράγνης A.Ch.376 (lyr.); χερόπλακτοι δ' ἐν στέρνοισι πεσοῦνται δοῦποι the loud beating of breasts, S.Aj.634, cf. E.Ba.513; ἀκούομεν πυλῶν δ. the noise of opening gates, Id.Ion 516. Rare in Prose, Th. 3.22 (v.l. ψόφον) ; θόρυβος καὶ δ. X.An.2.2.19.
German (Pape)
[Seite 662] ὁ, dumpfes Geräusch; Getöse, Schall, Brausen, Rauschen; entstanden aus γδοῦπος, wohl verwandt mit κτύπος, vgl. γδουπέω u. ἐρίγδουπος, s. Scholl. Aristonic. Iliad. 11, 45; bei Homer öfters: δοῦπος ἀκόντων, Il. 16, 361; vom Schall der Fußtritte, ποδῶν ὑπὸ δοῦπον ἀκούω Od. 16, 10; vom Geräusch einer bewegten Volksmenge 10, 556; vom Brausen des Meeres 5, 401; vom Rauschen der Waldbäche Il. 4, 455; – vom Schlagen der Brust bei der Klage, χειρόπληκτοι δοῦποι Soph. Ai. 621; πυλῶν Eur. Ion 516; Theocr. 25, 69; ἄκμονος Call. Dian. 54. – Selten in Prosa, θόρυβος καὶ δοῦπος Xen. An. 2. 2, 19.
