βροντή

bronte

thunder

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 3
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Book III 2
Chapter ?

396b6
397a4
Book X 1
Chapter ?

621b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

βροντή, ἡ, A. thunder, Διὸς μεγάλοιο κεραυνὸν δεινήν τε β. Il. 21.199; ὑπὸ βροντῆς πατρὸς Διός 13.796; Ζηνός τε βροντῇ Od. 20.121; ἀστραπὴ καὶ β. Hdt. 3.86; β. στεροπῇ τε A. Supp. 34 (anap.); β. καὶ κεραυνίᾳ φλογί Id. Pr. 1017; βροντῆς μύκημα ib.1062 (anap.), cf. 1083 (anap.); β. δʼ ἐρράγη διʼ ἀστραπῆς S. Fr. 578, etc.: in pl., Id. OC 1514, X. HG 1.6.28, Thphr. Sign. 21, etc.; χθόνιαι β. Ar. Av. 1745: metaph., τούτου τὰς β. οἶδʼ ὅτι δείσεις Lib. Ep. 98.4. II. the state of one struck with thunder, astonishment, ἐπεάν σφι θεὸς ἐμβάλῃ β. Hdt. 7.10.εʹ (βρομτᾱ, cf. βρέμω.)

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