Καταπλήξ
stricken
Translated by David Whitehead30 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one who has been continuously struck. Theopompus [writes]: "but Eileithuia has pity, being stricken by women in her craft".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Καταπλήξ· ὁ συνεχῶς πεπληγμένος. Θεόπομπος· ἀλλ' ἡ μὲν Εἰλείθυια συγγνώμην ἔχει, ὑπὸ τῶν γυναικῶν οὖσα καταπλὴξ τὴν τέχνην.