ἐκφοβέω
From LSJ
τὴν πολιὴν καλέω Νέμεσιν πόθου, ὅττι δικάζει ἔννομα ταῖς σοβαραῖς θᾶσσον ἐπερχομένη → I call gray hairs the Nemesis of love, because they judge justly, coming sooner to the proud
English (LSJ)
A alarm, φρένας A.Pers.606, cf. Pl.Grg.483c, etc.; τὸ ἐκφοβῆσαι so as to cause alarm, Th.2.87; ἐ. τινὰ ἐκ δεμνίων E.Or.312; ἐ. τινά τι fright one with a thing, Th.6.11:—Pass., fear greatly, c. acc., S.El.276; ὡς . . ib.1426; ὑπέρ τινος Id.OT989.
German (Pape)
[Seite 785] herausscheuchen, sehr erschrecken; ἔκπληξις ἐκφοβεῖ φρένας Aesch. Pers. 598; ἄνδρας Plat. Gorg. 483 c; ὅπερ ἡμᾶς, womit sie uns erschrecken, Thuc. 6, 11; Isocr. 4, 139 u. A. – Pass., heftig erschrecken, fürchten, τινά, Soph. O. C. 270 El. 268 Eur. Andr. 962.
