Ἐνθουσιαζόμενοι
possessed by a god, in ecstasy
Translated by Catharine Roth31 Aug 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning they who are] in a rush, or are being illuminated.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐνθουσιαζόμενοι· ἐφορμῶντες, ἢ ἐλλαμπόμενοι.
Betacode
*)enqousiazo/menoi: e)formw=ntes, h)\ e)llampo/menoi.
Notes
- Same entry in the Lexica Segueriana. The headword (which must be quoted from somewhere but is otherwise unattested) is present middle participle, masculine nominative plural, of
e)nqousia/zw .
cf. generally epsilon 1363, epsilon 1364, epsilon 1366, epsilon 1367.
Linked from5 entries
- α2700Ἀντιπαράκλησιςmutual exhortation"The crowd [of soldiers] became so eager that the mutual exhortation of the forces which occured was tantamount to divine inspiration."
- ε1226Ἐνεθουσίαwas possessed by a god, was in ecstasy[Meaning he/she/it] was mad/insane.
- ε1363Ἔνθουςpossessed[Meaning he who is being] carried along by a god, is in ecstasy. By contraction of the [form] e)/nqeos. Appian [writes]: "Scipio, both in his bearing and his countenance appearing as if possessed, said that his…
- ε1364Ἐνθουσιᾷis in ecstasy[Meaning he/she/it] is possessed by a divine spirit.
- ε1366Ἐνθουσιασμόςinspiration, possession[sc. This state is reached] when the whole soul is illuminated by the god.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 12 Jan 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- expanded note; another keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth