πνιγαλίων

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Menander, Monostichoi, 336
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Full diacritics: πνῑγᾰλίων Medium diacritics: πνιγαλίων Low diacritics: πνιγαλίων Capitals: ΠΝΙΓΑΛΙΩΝ
Transliteration A: pnigalíōn Transliteration B: pnigaliōn Transliteration C: pnigalion Beta Code: pnigali/wn

English (LSJ)

ωνος, ὁ, (πνίγω)

   A nightmare, from the sense of throttling which attends it, Themiso ap.Paul.Aeg.3.15.

German (Pape)

[Seite 641] ωνος, ὁ, der Alp, incubo, auch πνίξ, sonst ἐφιάλτης, von der damit verbundenen, dem Ersticken nahen Beängstigung benannt, Paul. Aeg.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πνῑγᾰλίων: -ωνος, ὁ, ἐφιάλτης, κοινῶς «βραχνᾶς» ἐν Κυζίκῳ δὲ «πιργαλ~ιός», Λατ. incubus, ἀπὸ τοῦ πνίγειν, διότι ὁ πάσχων αἰσθάνεται ὡς νὰ πνίγηται ἐκ τῆς στενοχωρίας, Θεμίσων παρὰ Παύλ. Αἰγιν. 3. 15· πρβλ. ἐφιάλτης.