θαμβός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

See θάμβος (thámbos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

θαμβός • (thambós) m (feminine θᾰμβή, neuter θᾰμβόν); first/second declension

  1. (hapax) astonished
    • 1115 – 1195, Eustathius of Thessalonica, Commentarii ad Homeri Iliadem et Odysseam 906.53:
      καὶ θάμβος μὲν ἡ ἔκπληξις, θαμβός δὲ κατὰ ὀξεῖαν τάσιν ὁ ἐκπλαγείς
      kaì thámbos mèn hē ékplēxis, thambós dè katà oxeîan tásin ho ekplageís
      Similarly, "θάμβος" means 'astonishment', while "θαμβός" (in accordance with its oxytone accent) means 'astonished'.

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