In paraphrasing δακρύειν "weep", it seems that in terms of degree; στάζειν δάκρυα (that is a palatal ζ) "let tears fall in drops", then λείβειν δάκρυα (cf. epic εἴβειν without the initial λ) "let tears flow", ἐκχεῖσθαι δάκρυα "with tears gushing out" make a sort of a set. It also seems that leaving the eyes could also be (ἐκ)βαλεῖν δάκρυα without necessarily stressing that it was much or not.
Has anyone noticed what emotions or situations these synonyms are used in?
[The close synonym κλαίειν "to weep" involves noise (as well as tears). (L&N 25.138)]
δακρύειν paraphrased as στάζειν δάκρυα
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δακρύειν paraphrased as στάζειν δάκρυα
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(Menander, Γνῶμαι μονόστιχοι 108)
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Re: δακρύειν paraphrased as στάζειν δάκρυα
χαίροις, φίλε Στέφανε!
Φώσφορος Μᾶρκος.
στάζει μὲν ὁ πόνος...Stephen Hughes wrote:Has anyone noticed what emotions or situations these synonyms are used in?
...στάσει δ' ὁ Χριστός.A. Ag. 179-80: στάζει δ᾽ ἔν θ᾽ ὕπνῳ πρὸ καρδίας μνησιπήμων πόνος.
From the PGNT (Periphrastic Greek New Testament:)Psalm 71:6: καὶ καταβήσεται ὡς ὑετὸς ἐπὶ πόκον καὶ ὡσεὶ σταγόνες στάζουσαι ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.
John 11:35 (PGNT:) δάκρυα ἔστασεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς.
Luke 22:44 (PGNT:) καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ ἱδρὼς αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ θρόμβοι αἵματος, στάζοντες ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.
γένοιτο οὖν ἡ χαρά σου ἀσταγής!Rev 21:4 (PGNT:) καὶ ἐξαλείψει Θεὸς πᾶν δάκρυον στάζον ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ πόνος οὐκέτι ἔσται ἐσταγμένος, οὐδὲ ὁ θάνατος: τὰ γὰρ πρῶτα ἀπῆλθον.
Φώσφορος Μᾶρκος.