1. to tremble, quake, quiver , especially from fear, (Iliad by Homer):—;with infinitive to fear to do, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) 2. with accusative to tremble before or at a person, to stand in awe of , (Homer) In each sense (Homer) uses both Act. and Mid., but only in present and imperfect; epic and ionic τρομεοίατο for τρομέοιντο, (Iliad by Homer); ionic participle τρομεύμενος (Solon Lyricus) (ML)
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G21252 — τρομέω
tromeō · to stand in awe of · Greek