ἔκπληξις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκπλήσσω (ekplḗssō, “to drive out one's senses by a sudden shock”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis, nominal suffix), from ἐκ (ek, “out of”) +‎ πλήσσω (plḗssō, “to strike, to smite”).

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Noun

ἔκπληξῐς • (ékplēxis) f (genitive ἐκπλήξεως); third declension

  1. Consternation, terror.
    1. Mental disturbance, passion.

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