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κατάφοβ-ος

kataphobos

fearful, afraid of

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κατάφοβ-ος · kataphob-os — LSJ

fearful, afraid of

fearful, afraid of, κ. ἦν, = κατεφοβεῖτο, c. acc., ἐλέφαντας Plb. 1.39.12; τὸ μέλλον Id. 3.107.15; κ. ἦν μή . . Id. 10.7.7: abs., κ. γίγνεσθαι LXX Pr. 29.16, cf. Ath.Med. ap. Orib. inc. 21.3; κ. βίος Plu. Dio 4.

II terrifying

Act., terrifying, μήνυσις PSI 6.684.17 (iv/v A.D.).

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