ἐμπλήσσω

emplesso

strike against, fall upon

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 2
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Book 12 1
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1272
Book 15 1
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15344
Odyssey 1
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Book 22 1
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22469

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐμπλήσσω, Att. ἐμπλήττω, in Hom. ἐνιπλ-: I. intr., strike against, fall upon or into, c. dat., ὡς ὅτʼ ἂν ἢ κίχλαι . . ἠὲ πέλειαι ἕρκει ἐνιπλήξωσι Od. 22.469; τάφρῳ Il. 12.72; νηῒ ἐ. fall upon it, of a storm, Arat. 423: abs., dash, A.R. 1.1203, 2.602. II. c. acc. pers., attack, Id. 3.1297. 2. ἐ. φόβον τινί strike terror into . ., Opp. H. 3.480. 3. pf. part. Pass. ἐμπεπληγμένος, = ἄνεως, Gal. Lex.Hipp.s.h.v.; cf. ἔμπληκτος.

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