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πτήσσω cf. καταπτήσσω to frighten, scare, alarm, Lat. terrere, Il., Theogn. intr. to crouch or cower down for fear (cf. πτώσσω), properly of animals, Soph.; of men, Pind., Attic; πτ. βωμὸν ὕπο Eur.; also c. acc. loci, πτ. βωμόν to flee cowering to the altar, Eur. to crouch like a wild beast ready to spring, Eur.;—so of men in ambush, ὑπὸ τεύχεσι πεπτηῶτες Od. c. acc. rei, to crouch for fear of, ἀπειλάς Aesch.

ShortDef

to frighten, scare, alarm

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Headword:

πτήσσω

Headword (normalized):

πτήσσω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πτησσω

IDX:

28650

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28683

Key:

pth/ssw

Data

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