γοργός

English (LSJ)

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   A grim, fierce, terrible, γ. ὄμμ' ἔχων, of Parthenopaeus, A.Th.537; ὄμμασι γοργός E.Ph.146 (lyr.); τοῖς κερτομοῦσι γοργὸν ὡς ἀναβλέπει looks fiercely at... dub. l. in Id.Supp.322; γοργότεροι ἰδεῖν, ὁρᾶσθαι, terrible to behold, X.Cyr.4.4.3, Smp.1.10; γοργὸν βλέπειν look terrible, Ael.VH2.44; of horses, γ. ἰδεῖν X.Eq.10.17; ἵππου γ. βλέμμα Poll.1.192; in Ephebic Inscrr., φίλοι, γοργοί, γνήσιοι, IG3.1079.    2 spirited, vigorous, of persons, Luc.DDeor.7.3, Asin.8; of animals, PRyl.238.9 (iii A. D.); quick, c. inf., γ. ἐπινοεῖν Procop. Arc.16. Adv. -γῶς, τρέχειν Choerob.Rh.p.247 S.    3 of literary style, vehement, vigorous, v.l. in D.H.Comp.19 (Comp.), Hermog. Id.1.11,2.1 (Comp.). Adv. -γῶς Syrian. in Metaph.130.6, Eust.1082.5, etc.