- σφεδανός
- σφεδανόςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `violent, vehement' (Il. [-όν adv.], Xenoph., hell. epic, AP).Derivatives: Besides σφοδρός, adv. -ρα, -ρῶς `id.' (μ 124) with σφοδρ-ότης f. `violence, vehemence' (Pl., X. a.o.), -ύνομαι, -ύνω, also w. ἐπι-, `to become, make violent, vehement' (A. Pr. 1011, Ph., Plu. a.o.; after the opposite πραΰνομαι a.o., s. Fraenkel Denom. 37), -όομαι `id.' (Ph. v. l., Gal.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: With σφεδανός cf. ἐδανός, στεγανός, σκεπανός, ἰδανός a.o. (Chantraine Form. 196 f., Schwyzer 489f.); so it can be a primary formation. On the other hand σφοδρός is prob. to be judged like οἰκτρός, φοβερός a.o.; together with σφεδανός it can go back on an r : n-stem (Benveniste Origines 20) [improbable]. Possible Greek cognates are σφαδάζω and σφενδόνη; s.v. with further combinations. -- On σφόδρα also Aly Glotta 15, 97 ff. and Thesleff Intensification 92 ff.Page in Frisk: 2,829
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