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1 Surprise
subs.P. and V. θαῦμα, τό, θάμβος, τό (Thuc. and Plat. but rare P.).Dismay: P. and V. ἔκπληξις, ἡ.Something new: P. and V. νέον τι, καινόν τι.The surprises of war: P. τοῦ πολέμου ὁ παράλογος (Thuc. 1, 78).( In military sense), surprise of a position: P. κλοπή, ἡ (Xen.).By surprise, unexpectedly: P. ἐξ ἀπροσδοκήτου.Attack unexpectedly: P. ἀπροσδοκήτῳ τινὶ ἐπιτίθεσθαι.Taken by surprise, off one's guard: use adj., P. and V. ἀφύλακτος, ἄφρακτος (Thuc.), P. ἀπαράσκευος.——————v. trans.P. and V. θαῦμα παρέχειν (dat.).Dismay: P. and V. ἐκπλήσσειν, P. καταπλήσσειν.Be surprised: P. and V. θαυμάζειν, ἀποθαυμάζειν, V. θαμβεῖν.Come upon suddenly, overtake: P. and V. καταλαμβάνειν, αἱρεῖν, λαμβάνειν, P. ἐπιλαμβάνειν; see Overtake.Catch in the act: P. and V. λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν (Eur., Cycl.). αἱρεῖν, φωρᾶν, ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν, P. καταφωρᾶν.Surprised in the act: V. ἐπίληπτος.They took alarm and sought to surprise ( the enemy): P. δείσαντες προκαταλαβεῖν ἐβούλοντο (Thuc. 3, 3).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Surprise
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