transfix
From LSJ
Σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → Sometimes silence is preferable to words → Est ubi loquelā melius est silentium → Das Schweigen ist dem Reden manchmal vorzuziehn
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
pierce: V. διαπερᾶν, διέρχεσθαι (acc. or gen.); see pierce.
be transfixed (with horror, etc.): P. and V. ἐκπλήσσεσθαι.