lightning
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
lightning flash: V. ἀστραπηφόρον πῦρ.
strike with lightning, v.: V. καταστράπτειν κατά. (gen.).
carry lightning: Ar. ἀστραπηφορεῖν.
be struck by lightning: P. ἐμβροντᾶσθαι (Xen.); see also thunderbolt.
his might was blasted by the lightning: V. ἐξεβροντήθη σθένος (Aesch. Prometheus Vinctus 362).
