thunder
thunder
subs.
P. and V. βροντή, ἡ (Thuc. 2.77; Plat. Rep. 621b).
Clap of thunder: P. and V. βροντή, ἡ, V. βροντήματα, τά, βρόμος, ὁ.
Noise: P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ ; see noise.
subs.
P. and V. βροντή, ἡ (Thuc. 2.77; Plat. Rep. 621b).
Clap of thunder: P. and V. βροντή, ἡ, V. βροντήματα, τά, βρόμος, ὁ.
Noise: P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ ; see noise.
thunder
v. intrans.
Ar. βροντᾶν (Nub. 580).
Make a noise: P. and V. ψοφεῖν ; see crash.
Thunder in speech: Ar. βροντᾶν (Ach. 531).
v. intrans.
Ar. βροντᾶν (Nub. 580).
Make a noise: P. and V. ψοφεῖν ; see crash.
Thunder in speech: Ar. βροντᾶν (Ach. 531).
THUNDER
s. tonitrus -ūs (in the plur. also tonitrua; but no where the sing. tonitrum; Vid: Ramshorn § 30 5): fulmen (flash of lightning with thunder; also figuratively verborum fulmina): fragor (a crash peal; e.g. fragor caeli or coelestis). The thunder of artillery *tormentorum fragores: thunder of eloquence sonitus (☞ Cic. Att. 1 14 4): the thunder of the Vatican fulmen pontificale (after Liv. 6 39 fulmen dictatorium): to hurl the thunder of the Vatican at anybody *fulmine pontificali aliquem percellere.
s. tonitrus -ūs (in the plur. also tonitrua; but no where the sing. tonitrum; Vid: Ramshorn § 30 5): fulmen (flash of lightning with thunder; also figuratively verborum fulmina): fragor (a crash peal; e.g. fragor caeli or coelestis). The thunder of artillery *tormentorum fragores: thunder of eloquence sonitus (☞ Cic. Att. 1 14 4): the thunder of the Vatican fulmen pontificale (after Liv. 6 39 fulmen dictatorium): to hurl the thunder of the Vatican at anybody *fulmine pontificali aliquem percellere.
v. tonare: intonare (both impersonal transitive or intransitive PROP. or figuratively; tonare as intransitive intonare as transitive of a powerful speaker). It thunders incessantly continuus caeli fragor est: to be afraid when it thunders tonitrua expavescere: a thundering speech oratio fulgurans ac tonans (after Quint. 2 16 19); verborum fulmina (Cic. Fam. 9 21 1).
thunder (subs.):
1. tŏnĭtrus, ūs or tŏnĭtruum (tonitru only in gram.: used both sing. and pl.; usu. neut. in pl.): there is t. and, lightning, fulgores et tonitrua existunt, Cic. Div. 2, 19, 44 (observe the order): a t.-storm suddenly arose, subito coorta est tempestas cum magno fragore tonitribusque, Liv. 1, 16: he used to dread t. and lightning, tonitrua et fulgura expavescebat, Suet. Aug. 90. [N.B.--Sen. N. Q. 2, 56 remarks, "nos tonitrua pluraliter dicimus, antiqui autem tonitrum dixerunt aut tonum. Hoc apud Caecinnam invenio."]
2. frăgor, ōris, m., (a crashing sound of t.: for which clamor tonitruum, poet. in Cic. Fam. 8, 2, 1): an almost unbroken roar of t., prope continuus coeli f., Curt. 8, 4, 4: t. and lightning, fulmina et coelestis f., Quint. 12, 10, 24: peals of t. in close succession, f. crebri, Sen. Clem. 1, 7, 2: the t. of artillery, *tormentorum fragores (Kr.). Fig.: his sublimity extorted those t.s of applause, sublimitas expressit illum f., Quint. 8, 3, 3.
3. expr. by sŏnĭtus, ūs, etc.: you know the t.s of my eloquence, nosti s. nostros, Cic. Att. 1, 14, 4: t., s. Olympi, Virg. Aen. 6, 586. Phr.: it is summer t., aestivum tonat, Juv. 14, 295: t., poli ruina, Val. Fl. 8, 334: the t. of my language, fulmina verborum meorum, Cic. Fam. 9, 21, init.
1. tŏnĭtrus, ūs or tŏnĭtruum (tonitru only in gram.: used both sing. and pl.; usu. neut. in pl.): there is t. and, lightning, fulgores et tonitrua existunt, Cic. Div. 2, 19, 44 (observe the order): a t.-storm suddenly arose, subito coorta est tempestas cum magno fragore tonitribusque, Liv. 1, 16: he used to dread t. and lightning, tonitrua et fulgura expavescebat, Suet. Aug. 90. [N.B.--Sen. N. Q. 2, 56 remarks, "nos tonitrua pluraliter dicimus, antiqui autem tonitrum dixerunt aut tonum. Hoc apud Caecinnam invenio."]
2. frăgor, ōris, m., (a crashing sound of t.: for which clamor tonitruum, poet. in Cic. Fam. 8, 2, 1): an almost unbroken roar of t., prope continuus coeli f., Curt. 8, 4, 4: t. and lightning, fulmina et coelestis f., Quint. 12, 10, 24: peals of t. in close succession, f. crebri, Sen. Clem. 1, 7, 2: the t. of artillery, *tormentorum fragores (Kr.). Fig.: his sublimity extorted those t.s of applause, sublimitas expressit illum f., Quint. 8, 3, 3.
3. expr. by sŏnĭtus, ūs, etc.: you know the t.s of my eloquence, nosti s. nostros, Cic. Att. 1, 14, 4: t., s. Olympi, Virg. Aen. 6, 586. Phr.: it is summer t., aestivum tonat, Juv. 14, 295: t., poli ruina, Val. Fl. 8, 334: the t. of my language, fulmina verborum meorum, Cic. Fam. 9, 21, init.
thunder (v.):
1. tŏno, ui, 1 (mostly impers.): how loud it t.'d! ut valide tonuit, Pl. Am. 5, 1, 10: when Jove t.s, Jove tonante, poet. in Cic. Div. 2, 18, 42: Aetna t.s with horrid crash, Aetna tonat ruinis horrificis, Virg. Aen. 3, 571. Fig.: Pericles was said to t. and lighten, Pericles fulgere, t. dictus est, Cic. Or. 9, 29.
2. intŏno, ui (āvi), 1: the heavens t.'d, intonuere poli, Virg. Aen. 1, 90: it t.'d on the left, intonuit laevum, id. ib. 2, 693. Fig.: the voice of the tribune t.'d, vox tribuni intonuit, Cic. Mur. 38, 81: v.RESOUND .
3. contŏno, 1 (to t. heavily): it t.s with a long unbroken roar, contonat continuo sonitu maximo, Pl. Am. 5, 1, 45.
4. pertŏno, ui, 1 (only in late Lat.) Hier. Phr.: to cease t.ing, detonare, Virg. Aen. 10, 809 (fig.).
1. tŏno, ui, 1 (mostly impers.): how loud it t.'d! ut valide tonuit, Pl. Am. 5, 1, 10: when Jove t.s, Jove tonante, poet. in Cic. Div. 2, 18, 42: Aetna t.s with horrid crash, Aetna tonat ruinis horrificis, Virg. Aen. 3, 571. Fig.: Pericles was said to t. and lighten, Pericles fulgere, t. dictus est, Cic. Or. 9, 29.
2. intŏno, ui (āvi), 1: the heavens t.'d, intonuere poli, Virg. Aen. 1, 90: it t.'d on the left, intonuit laevum, id. ib. 2, 693. Fig.: the voice of the tribune t.'d, vox tribuni intonuit, Cic. Mur. 38, 81: v.
3. contŏno, 1 (to t. heavily): it t.s with a long unbroken roar, contonat continuo sonitu maximo, Pl. Am. 5, 1, 45.
4. pertŏno, ui, 1 (only in late Lat.) Hier. Phr.: to cease t.ing, detonare, Virg. Aen. 10, 809 (fig.).
βροντή
thunder
thunder(bolt)
βροντάω
to thunder
ἐπιβροντάω
to thunder in response
thunder
appearing fewer than 50 times
βροντάthunder(bolt)
βροντάω
to thunder
ἐπιβροντάω
to thunder in response
thunder
Thunder
- and lightning bestowed on Zeus by the Cyclopes: Apollod. 1.2.1
- Salmoneus's imitation of: Apollod. 1.9.5
- thunderbolt cast by Athena: Apollod. E.6.4
- thunderbolts hurled by Zeus: Apollod. 1.2.2, Apollod. 1.6.1, Apollod. 1.6.2, Apollod. 3.4.3, Apollod. 3.6.7, Apollod. 3.6.8, Apollod. 3.8.1, Apollod. 1.3.2, Apollod. 1.4.3, Apollod. 1.7.1, Apollod. 2.8.5
- sacrifices to: Paus. 8.29.1