ἐπιζάφελος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ᾰ], ον, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[vehement]], [[violent]], χόλος <span class="bibl">Il.9.525</span>. Adv. <b class="b3">-λῶς</b> (as if from <b class="b3">ἐπιζαφελής</b>, which never occurs, v. <span class="bibl">Eust.769.22</span>) [[vehe mently]],[[furiously]], <b class="b3">ἐ. χαλεπαίνειν, μενεαίνειν</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.9.516</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.6.330</span>; ἐρεείνειν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Merc.</span>487</span>: also neut. as Adv., ἐπιζάφελον κοτέουσα <span class="bibl">A.R. 4.1672</span>.</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[vehement]], [[violent]], of fury (<b class="b3">χόλος Ι</b> 525), adv. <b class="b3">-ῶς</b> (<b class="b3">χαλεπαίνειν</b>, <b class="b3">μενεαίνειν</b>, <b class="b3">ἐρεείνειν Ι</b> 516, ζ 330, h. Merc. 487; on the accent-shift Schwyzer 618), <b class="b3">-ον</b> (<b class="b3">κοτέουσα</b> A. R. 4, 1672).<br />Derivatives: With archaising suppression of the prefix <b class="b3">ζάφελος</b> (Nic. Al. 556, EM), <b class="b3">ζαφελές</b>, <b class="b3">-ῶς</b> (H.), <b class="b3">-ής</b> (Suid.).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Expressive word without etymology. <b class="b3">ζα-</b> is prob. the Aeolic form of <b class="b3">δια-</b>; further unclear. Not better Strömberg Prefix Studies 89. - Fur. 176 suggests connection with <b class="b3">ζάψ</b> [[surf]], and takes it as Pre-Greek.