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ταρβέω

ταρβέω, to be frightened, alarmed, terrified

ταρβ-έω, Boeot. τάρβειμι Hdn.Gr. 2.930: (τάρβος):—intr.,
  • to be frightened, alarmed, Il. 2.268, al.; θάρσεο . . φρεσί, μηδέ τι τάρβει Il. 24.171, cf. 21.288, Od. 7.51, 18.331; οὐδέ τι θυμῷ ταρβεῖ οὐδὲ φοβεῖται nor feels fear, neither turns to flight, Il. 21.575, cf. E. Ph. 361; τὼ μὲν ταρβήσαντε καὶ αἰδομένω βασιλῆα στήτην Il. 1.331; πῶς δʼ οὐχὶ ταρβεῖς τοιάδʼ ἐκρίπτων ἔπη; A. Pr. 932, cf. 898 (lyr.), Pers. 685; τὸ ταρβοῦν a state of fear, E. Or. 312; μή με ταρβήσας προδῷς from fear, S. Ph. 757; ταρβήσασʼ ἔχω Id. Tr. 37; τεταρβηκώς fearstricken, E. IA 857 (troch.); τ. φόβῳ S. Tr. 176, E. HF 971; τ. μὴ . . Od. 16.179, S. OT 1011, Tr. 297, etc.; τ. ἀμφʼ αὐτῷ μή . . A.R. 3.459; τ. εἰπεῖν E. Ba. 775.
    • II c. acc., fear, dread, ταρβήσας χαλκόν Il. 6.469; πληθύν 11.405; τίς κέ σʼ ἔτʼ ἄλλος Ἀχαιῶν ταρβήσειεν 17.586, cf. A. Pr. 960, Th. 35, S. Tr. 723, Theoc. 21.62, etc.
      • 2 stand in awe of, revere, σέβας, χρησμούς, A. Eu. 700, 714, cf. S. OC 292.-- Poet. word, rare in Prose, as Epicur. Ep. 3p.62U., Pl. Ax. 370a, Plu. Ant. 39.

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