Δειματῶν
frightening
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Sep 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δειματῶν· φοβῶν. καὶ Δειματοῦται, φοβεῖται.
Betacode
*deimatw=n: fobw=n. kai\ *deimatou=tai, fobei=tai.
Notes (2)
- cf. epsilon 215; also delta 321 and the other cross-references there.↩
- 1The headword (which must be quoted from somewhere) purports to be present active participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb
deimato/w , glossed with the corresponding participle offobe/w ; in Photius and Hesychius, however, both words are genitive plurals of nouns; anddeima/twn is much more common thandeimatw=n . ↩- 2Present indicative middle/passive, third person singular, of the same verb; again, evidently quoted from somewhere (but unattested outside lexica).
- 1The headword (which must be quoted from somewhere) purports to be present active participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb
Linked from5 entries
- α452Ἀδείμανταdauntless[Meaning] fearless. Also [sc. attested is] adeimos, [meaning someone] fearless.
- δ321Δεῖμαfright[Meaning] fear. Arrian [writes]: "so much fright held them, since terrible things were imminent, that they were unable to put aside their consternation."
- δ326Δειμαίνειis frightened[Meaning he/she/it] fears. Procopius [writes]: "neither fearing any fear in the presence of her spouse nor did she ever derive any shame from an action." "All of them were afraid and were astounded by listening to the…
- ε215Ἐδείμαντοthey built[Meaning] they made a house. Also [sc. attested is] e)deima/toun ["they were terrifying"], meaning they were frightening, they were bringing into terror and fear. "Serpents very great in size drew them together and were…
- ε391Ἐκδειματοῦντεςterrorizing[Meaning they] frightening.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history5 revisions · last 16 Jul 2016
- typo — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- added note — David Whitehead
- modified translation — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict