πτοέω
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.
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πτοέω
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πτοεω
Intro Text:
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.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28691
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