ἔμπληκτος

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ον, (ἐμπλήσσω)

   A stunned, amazed, ὑπὸ τῶν κυνῶν γενέσθαι X.Cyn.5.9: hence, stupid, senseless, ἔ. καὶ μανικός Plu.Rom.28, Agath.3.24, etc.; ἔμπληκτα ληρεῖν Gal.8.693.    2 in Att., impulsive: hence, unstable, capricious, S.Aj.1358, Arist.EE1240b17; αἱ τύχαι, ἔ. ὡς ἄνθρωπος, ἄλλοτ' ἄλλοσε πηδῶσι E.Tr.1205; [ἡ φιλοσοφία] τῶν ἑτέρων παιδικῶν πολὺ ἧττον ἔ. Pl.Grg.482a; ἐ. τε καὶ ἀσταθμήτους Id.Ly.214d; ἔ. ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις Plu.Dio 18.    II Adv. -τως rashly, madly, Isoc.7.30, etc.; τὸ ἐ. ὀξύ frantic vehemence, Th.3.82; foolishly, Gal.1.535.