σμερδαλέος
σμερδ-ᾰλέος,
α, Ion.
η,
ον, Ep. Adj.(
Ar. Av. 553 is mock-heroic),
A). terrible to look on, fearful,
δράκων Il. 2.309 ; of Odysseus when cast up by the sea,
Od. 6.137 ;
ς. κεφαλή, of Scylla,
12.91 ;
χαλκὸς ς. bronze
dire-gleaming,
Il. 12.464 ,
13.192 ; of armour of all kinds,
σάκος, αἰγίς, ἀορτήρ,
20.260 ,
21.401 ,
Od. 11.609 ;
οἰκία ς., of Hades,
Il. 20.65 ;
ἔρις Hes. Th. 710 ;
πόλισμα Ar. l.c.
2). terrible to hear, esp. in neut. as Adv.,
σμερδαλέον δ’ ἐβόησε Il. 8.92 , etc.;
ς. κονάβησαν, κονάβιζε,
2.334 ,
Od. 10.399 : pl.,
σμερδαλέα κτυπέων, of Zeus,
Il. 7.479 ;
ς. ἰάχων 5.302 . (Prob. cogn. with Skt.
márdati 'crush, crumble', Lat.
mordere, OHG.
smerzan, Engl.
smart.)
ShortDef
terrible to look on, fearful, aweful, direful
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
σμερδαλέος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σμερδαλεος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-95461
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σμερδ-ᾰλέος</span>, <span class="itype greek">α</span>, Ion. <span class="itype greek">η</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, Ep. Adj.(<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:553" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:553/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 553 </a> is mock-heroic), <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">terrible to look on, fearful</span>, <span class="quote greek">δράκων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:309" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.309/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.309 </a> ; of Odysseus when cast up by the sea, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:6:137" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:6.137/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 6.137 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ς. κεφαλή</span>, of Scylla, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:12:91" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:12.91/canonical-url/"> 12.91 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">χαλκὸς ς</span>. bronze <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dire-gleaming</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:464" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.464/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 12.464 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:192" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.192/canonical-url/"> 13.192 </a>; of armour of all kinds, <span class="foreign greek">σάκος, αἰγίς, ἀορτήρ</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:260" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.260/canonical-url/"> 20.260 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:401" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.401/canonical-url/"> 21.401 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:609" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.609/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.609 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">οἰκία ς</span>., of Hades, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:65" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.65/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.65 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἔρις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:710" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:710/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 710 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πόλισμα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> </span> l.c. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">terrible to hear</span>, esp. in neut. as Adv., <span class="quote greek">σμερδαλέον δ’ ἐβόησε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 8.92 </a> , etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ς. κονάβησαν, κονάβιζε</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:334" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.334/canonical-url/"> 2.334 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:399" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.399/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.399 </a>: pl., <span class="foreign greek">σμερδαλέα κτυπέων</span>, of Zeus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:479" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:7.479/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 7.479 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ς. ἰάχων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:302" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.302/canonical-url/"> 5.302 </a> . (Prob. cogn. with Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">márdati</span> \'crush, crumble\', Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mordere</span>, OHG. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">smerzan</span>, Engl. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">smart.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}