οἰστρο-πλήξ · oistro-plēx — LSJ
stung by a gadfly, driven wild
The corpus record
οἰστρο-πλήξ
oistroplex · ὁ
stung by a gadfly, driven wild
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Distribution
- Prometheus Bound 1 · 1.7/10k
- Bacchae 1 · 1.33/10k
- Electra 1 · 1.15/10k
Senses
Attestations
- οἰστροπλὴξ · oistroplēx Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 681–682
- οἰστροπλῆγος · oistroplēgos Sophocles, Electra 4–5
- οἰστροπλῆγας · oistroplēgas Euripides, Bacchae 1227–1231
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