πληγ-ή,
Doric dialect πλᾱγά, ἡ, (πλήσσω)
blow, stroke, πεπληγὼν πληγῇσιν [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently joined with Verbs of
cognate signification, πέπληγμαι καιρίαν πληγήν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τύπτεσθαι τῇ δημοσίᾳ μάστιγι ν πληγάς Legal cited in [
Refs 5th c.BC+] is frequently omitted, τρίτην ἐπενδίδωμι [
NT+5th c.BC+]; καιρίῃ (i.e. πληγῇ) τετύφθαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἐμβαλεῖν, ἐντείνειν τινί, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πληγαῖς ζημιοῦν, κολάζειν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πληγῆς ἄρχειν strike the first
blow, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰς π. στέγειν, of the shell of a tortoise, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
stroke by lightning, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; πλαγαὶ σιδάρου
strokes of axe or sword, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; στέρνων πλαγαί
beating of breasts, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τῶν ὀδόντων
strokes from boars' tusks, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
spearing of fish, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of pig-
sticking, οἱ κάπροι οἱ πρὸς τὴν π. ὠθούμενοι [
Refs]: in
singular,
fight with clubs, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3)
stroke or
impression on the ears or eyes, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
4)
impact of bodies, atoms, etc, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
5)
beat of the pulse, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
6)
metaphorically,
blow, stroke of calamity, especially in war, ἐν μιᾷ π. κατέφθαρται. ὄλβος [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. Διός α heaven-sent
plague, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μὴ 'κ θεοῦ π. τις ἥκει[
Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the ten
plagues of Egypt, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]