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πτοέω to terrify, scare, Anth.:—Pass. to be scared, dismayed, φρένες ἐπτοίηθεν Od.; ἐπτοημένος Aesch., Eur. metaph. to flutter, excite by any passion, τό μοι καρδίαν ἐπτόασεν Sapph.:—Pass. to be in a flutter, be passionately excited, Theogn.; ἐπτοημένοι φρένας Aesch.; ὡς ἐπτόηται Eur.:—generally, μέθʼ ὁμήλικας ἐπτοίηται he gapes like one distraught after his fellows, Hes.; τὸ πτοηθέν distraction, Eur.

ShortDef

to terrify, scare

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Headword:

πτοέω

Headword (normalized):

πτοέω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πτοεω

IDX:

28658

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28691

Key:

ptoe/w

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