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σφυγμός

Second declension Noun; Masculine Transliteration:

Principal Part: σφυγμός σφυγμοῦ

Structure: σφυγμ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: sfu/zw

Sense

  1. the throbbing of inflamed parts
  2. the beating of the heart and circulatory system, pulse
  3. a vibration of the earth, quake
  4. (figuratively) any violent emotion

Declension

Second declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • εἰ δὲ τὰ μὲν ἐν σαρκὶ νοσήματα σφυγμοῖσ καὶ ὤχραισ φωρᾶται καὶ θερμότητεσ αὐτὰ καὶ πόνοι προπετεῖσ ἐλέγχουσι, τὰ δ’ ἐν ψυχῇ λανθάνει τοὺσ πολλοὺσ κακά, διὰ τοῦτ’ ἐστι κακίω, προσαφαιρούμενα τὴν αὑτῶν τοῦ πάσχοντοσ αἴσθησιν. (Plutarch, Animine an corporis affectiones sint peiores, section 2 2:1)
  • εἰ δὲ τὰ μὲν ἐν σαρκὶ νοσήματα σφυγμοῖσ καὶ ὢχραισ ἐρυθαινόμενα φωρᾶται, καὶ θερμότητεσ αὐτὰ καὶ πόνοι προπετεῖσ ἐλέγχουσι, τὰ δ’ ἐν ψυχῇ λανθάνει τοὺσ πολλοὺσ κακὰ ὄντα, διὰ τοῦτ’ ἐστι κακίω, προσαφαιρούμενα τὴν ἐπ’ αὐτοῖσ τοῦ πάσχοντοσ αἴσθησιν. (Plutarch, Animine an corporis affectiones sint peiores, section 2 5:2)
  • ἐφλέγμαινε, Περδίκκαισ καὶ Μελεάγροισ καὶ Σελεύκοισ καὶ Ἀντιγόνοισ, ὥσπερ πνεύμασι θερμοῖσ ἔτι καὶ σφυγμοῖσ διᾴττουσι καὶ διαφερομένοισ τέλοσ δ’ ἀπομαραινομένη καὶ φθίνουσα περὶ αὑτὴν οἱο͂ν εὐλὰσ τινασ ἀνέζεσεν ἀγεννῶν βασιλέων καὶ ἡγεμόνων ψυχορραγούντων. (Plutarch, De Alexandri magni fortuna aut virtute, chapter 2, section 4 5:1)
  • οὕτωσ ἀφεῖσα τὸν Ἀλέξανδρον ἡ δύναμισ ἤσπαιρεν, ἐπάλλετο, ἐφλέγμαινε Περδίκκαισ καὶ Μελεάγροισ καὶ Σελεύκοισ καὶ Ἀντιγόνοισ, ὥσπερ πνεύμασι θερμοῖσ ἔτι καὶ σφυγμοῖσ διᾴττουσι καὶ διαφερομένοισ· (Plutarch, De Alexandri magni fortuna aut virtute, chapter 2, section 4 1:3)

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