Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

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

  • ἐμοὶ δὲ τοῦτο μὲν εἰρῆσθαι δοκεῖ σοβαρώτερον, ἐκεῖνο δ’ ἀληθὲσ εἶναι, τὸ δεῖν ἕκαστον αὑτοῦ μήτε σφυγμῶν ἰδιότητοσ ἄπειρον εἶναι πολλαὶ γὰρ αἱ καθ’ ἕκαστον διαφοραί μήτε κρᾶσιν ἀγνοεῖν ἣν ἔχει τὸ σῶμα θερμότητοσ καὶ ξηρότητοσ, μήθ’ οἷσ ὠφελεῖσθαι χρώμενον ἢ βλάπτεσθαι πέφυκεν. (Plutarch, De tuenda sanitate praecepta, chapter, section 26 1:1)
  • Τὰ δὲ ἑρμάσματα καὶ ἀποστηρίγματα, οἱο͂ν στήθει, πλευρῇσι, κεφαλῇ, καὶ τοῖσιν ἄλλοισιν, ὅσα τοιαῦτα‧ τὰ μὲν, σφυγμῶν ἕνεκεν, ὡσ μὴ ἐνσείηται‧ τὰ δὲ, καὶ τῶν διαστασίων τῶν κατὰ τὰσ ἁρμονίασ ἐν τοῖσι κατὰ τὴν κεφαλὴν ὀστέοισιν, ἐρεισμάτων χάριν‧ ἐπί τε βηχέων, ἢ πταρμέων, ἢ ἄλλησ κινήσιοσ, οἱᾶ τὰ κατὰ θώρηκα καὶ κεφαλὴν ἀποστηρίγματα γίγνεται. (Hippocrates, Oeuvres Completes D'Hippocrate., KAT' IHTREION., 25.1)
  • ὃν δεῖ τοὺσ ἄλλουσ ἐπισκοπεῖν, τοὺσ γεγαμηκότασ, τοὺσ πεπαιδοποιημένουσ, τίσ καλῶσ χρῆται τῇ αὑτοῦ γυναικί, τίσ κακῶσ, τίσ διαφέρεται, ποία οἰκία εὐσταθεῖ, ποία οὔ, ὡσ ἰατρὸν περιερχόμενον καὶ τῶν σφυγμῶν ἁπτόμενον; (Epictetus, Works, book 3, 72:3)

Related

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

Find this word at Wiktionary

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION