τρέμω

tremo

tremble, quake, quiver

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 10 1
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10390
Book 13 1
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1318
Book 21 1
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21507
Odyssey 1
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Book 11 1
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11527

Dictionary (LSJ)

τρέμω, only pres. and impf., exc. pf. τετρέμηκα EM 606.50:— A. tremble, quake, quiver, τρέμε δʼ οὔρεα μακρὰ καὶ ὕλη ποσσὶν ὑπʼ ἀθανάτοισι Il. 13.18, cf. Call. Del. 137; ὠλένας τρέμων ἄκρας quivering in . . , E. IT 283; τρέμουσα κῶλα Id. Med. 1169; τρέμει [ἡ φωνή] Arist. Pr. 906a17; of persons, τρέμειν τὴν φωνήν ib.948a35; shiver, in the cold stage of malaria, Hp. Flat. 8. II. esp. tremble with fear, ὑπὸ δʼ ἔτρεμε γυῖα Il. 10.390, cf. Od. 11.527; φόβῳ, φρίκῃ τ., E. Ion 1452 (lyr.), Tr. 1026: then simply, tremble, be afraid, δεδιὼς καὶ τ. D. 18.263; τ. τῷ δέει τί πείσεται Alex. 110.6. 2. c. inf., tremble or fear to do, A. Th. 419 (lyr.), S. OC 128 (lyr.); also τρέμων τὸν ἄνδρʼ ἔφευγε μὴ κτάνοι Id. OT 947, cf. E. Andr. 808,1057. 3. c. acc., tremble at, fear, S. OC 256, E. El. 643, etc.; τ. τὸ πρᾶγμα Ar. Ach. 494; τὰ πράγματα Id. Eq. 265 (troch.); τὸ μέλλον Pl. Prm. 137a; [τῆς εὐδαιμονίας] ἕνεκα τ. Antipho 2.4.9; περὶ τῆς εὐδαιμονίας Id. 2.3.8, cf. Pl. R. 554d. (Cf. Lat. tremo, Lith. trimù, triìmti ‘shiver’.)

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