θαμβέω

θαμβ-έω,

• to be astounded, οἱ δὲ ἰδόντες θάμβησαν Il. 8.77, cf. B. 5.84; οἱ δʼ ἀνὰ θυμὸν ἐθάμβεον Od. 4.638, etc.; καὐτὸς τεθάμβηκʼ S. Ant. 1246; ἐθάμβησεν δὲ πᾶς . . ὅμιλος E. Ion 1205.
• • • 2 c. acc., to be astonished at, θάμβησαν δʼ ὄρνιθας Od. 2.155, cf. 16.178; τὸν ἐθάμβεον Ἄρτεμίς τε καὶ Ἀθάνα Pi. N. 3.50; τέρας δʼ ἐθάμβουν A. Supp. 570 (lyr.): in late Prose, Plu. Aem. 34.
  • II later also causal, alarm, LXX 2 Ki. 22.5; τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς τινος PMag.Par. 1.237:—Pass., to be astounded, Ev.Marc. 1.27, POxy. 654.7, PMag. Leid.W. 11.39; τεθαμβημένος astounded, Plu. Brut. 20; διά τινος Id. Caes. [45].

θαμβέω, staunen, erstaunen ; λαοὶ δʼ αὖ θηεῦντό τε θάμβησάν τε Il. 23.728, 24.484 ; οἱ δʼ ἀνὰ θυμὸν ἐθάμβεον Od. 4.638 ; θάμβησαν καὶ πάντας ὑπὸ χλωρὸν δέος εἷλεν Il. 8.77 ; c. acc., anstaunen, bewundern, Od. 17.367, 2.115, 16.178, wie Pind. N. 3.48 ; τέρας δὲ θάμβουν Aesch. Suppl. 565 ; καὐτὸς τεθάμβηκα Soph. Ant. 1231, wie Eur. I.A. 1561. Später bes. = in Furcht setzen, LXX ; pass., διά τινος τεθαμβημένος Plut. Caes. 45, vgl. Brut. 20 ; das act., ὑπὸ δὲ μεγέθους τῶν κακῶν πάντα θαμβοῦντι καὶ παραπεπληγμένῳ τὸν λογισμὸν ἐοικώς Aem. 34. – Adj. verb. θαμβητός, furchtbar, Lycophr. 552.

θαμβέω

[θάμβος.]

• • 1

    To wonder, be struck with wonder or astonishment: θάμβησεν Ἀχιλεύς Il. 1.199. Cf. Il. 3.398, Il. 8.77, Il. 23.728 = 881, Il. 24.483, 484: θαμβήσασα βεβήκει Od. 1.360 = Od. 21.354. Cf. Od. 1.323, Od. 4.638, Od. 10.63, Od. 24.101.

  • 2

    To wonder or marvel at: ὄρνιθας Od. 2.155. Cf. Od. 16.178, Od. 17.367.

θαμβέω

• 1be astonished at c. acc., τὸν ἐθάμβεον Ἄρτεμίς τε καὶ θρασεῖʼ Ἀθάνα (Mosch: ἐθάμβευν codd.) N. 3.50

θαμβέω (root θαπ), aor. θάμβησα: be astonished or wonder at, gaze upon with wonder, Od. 2.155, Il. 24.483.

θαμβέω, θάμβος

• • Ito be astounded, amazed, Hom., Soph., Eur.
  • • 2c. acc. to be astonished at, marvel at, Od., Pind.
  • IICausal, to surprise:—Pass., τεθαμβημένος astounded, Plut.