κλόνος

English (LSJ)

ὁ, Hom. (only in Il.),

   A confused motion, turmoil, esp. battle-rout, κατὰ κλόνον Il.16.331, 713; κ. ἐλχειάων throng of spears, 5.167, 20.319; ἐν δὲ κλόνον ἧκε κακόν [Ἀπόλλων] 16.729; κ. ἀνδρῶν throng of men, Hes.Sc.148; Trag.(not in S.) only in lyr., ἱππιοχάρμας κλόνους throngs of fighting horsemen, A.Pers.106; ἀσπίστορας κλόνους Id.Ag.404; σκέψαι κλόνον . . Γιγάντων E.Ion206: in later Prose, trembling, confusion, Aq.Ez.12.8, Them.Or.6.73b; agitation of mind, ὁ ἄφρων σάλον καὶ κ. ὑπομένει Ph.1.230.    II agitation in physiological sense, of wind in the bowels, Ar.Nu.387; κλόνου πάταγος Aret.SD1.7; οἱονεί τινα σφυγμὸν καὶ κ. ἔχοντος τοῦ πνεύματος Plu.2.681a; of the pulse, Gal.9.76; of the body generally, ib.651: generally, shaking, agitation, Alex.Aphr.in Top.466.25.