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γοργός

γοργός, grim, fierce, terrible

γοργός, ή, όν,
  • grim, fierce, terrible, γ. ὄμμʼ ἔχων, of Parthenopaeus, A. Th. 537; ὄμμασι γοργός E. Ph. 146 (lyr.); τοῖς κερτομοῦσι γοργὸν ὡς ἀναβλέπει looks fiercely at . ., dub. l. in Id. Supp. 322; γοργότεροι ἰδεῖν, ὁρᾶσθαι, terrible to behold, X. Cyr. 4.4.3, Smp. 1.10; γοργὸν βλέπειν look terrible, Ael. VH 2.44; of horses, γ. ἰδεῖν X. Eq. 10.17; ἵππου γ. βλέμμα Poll. 1.192; in Ephebic Inscrr., φίλοι, γοργοί, γνήσιοι, IG 3.1079.
      • 2 spirited, vigorous, of persons, Luc. DDeor. 11[7].3, Asin. 8; of animals, PRyl. 238.9 (iii A. D.); quick, c. inf., γ. ἐπινοεῖν Procop. Arc. 16. Adv. -γῶς, τρέχειν Choerob.Rh. p.247 S.
      • 3 of literary style, vehement, vigorous, v.l. in D.H. Comp. 19 (Comp.), Hermog. Id. 1.11, 2.1 (Comp.). Adv. -γῶς Syrian. in Metaph. 130.6, Eust. 1082.5, etc.

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