σφύζω, Dor.
σφύσδω, onlypres.andimpf.:—
A. throb, beat violently(cf.σφυγμός), Hp. Epid. 2.5.16 , 2.6.5 , Judic. 33 , Theoc. 11.71 .
2. beat, of the pulse, ς. τὸ αἷμα ἐν ταῖς φλεψί
Arist. HA 521a6
;πηδῶσα
οἷον τὰ σφύζοντα like the veinsorarteries, Pl. Phdr. 251d ;μέρος[ ἐμβρύου] μήτε θερμὸν μήτε σφύζον
Sor. 2.63
.
3. metaph. of any violent motion, σφύζοντος καὶ σφαδᾴζοντος καὶ πηδῶντος
Longin. Rh. p.201
H., cf. Dam. Pr. 221 ;ς. ἐπὶ ταῦτα to be very eagerafter . . , Anon. ap. Suid.
4. prob.f.l. in
Thphr. Char. 19.6 .