ἔκπαγλος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to πλάγια (flanks of an army), πλαγγ- (send astray). Probably not related to plango, πλήσσω. (Beek, "The development of the Proto-Indo-European syllabic liquids in Greek," 2013)

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἔκπαγλος (ékpaglosm or f (neuter ἔκπᾰγλον); second declension

  1. (in earlier writers) terrible, violent
  2. (in later writers) marvelous, wondrous

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Descendants

  • Greek: έκπαγλος (ékpaglos)

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