δοῦπος,ὁ,
A. any dead, heavy sound, thud,
δ. ἀκόντων
Il. 11.364
, 16.361 ; δ. ὀρώρει πύργων βαλλομένων
9.573
, cf. 12.289 ; of the distantdinof battle, 16.635 ; of thesoundof footsteps, 10.354 , Od. 16.10 ; ofthe measured treadof infantry, Il. 23.234 , Hes. Th. 70 ;ὅμαδον καὶ δ.,of a multitude, Od. 10.556 ; of theroarof the sea dashing against rocks or of a distant torrent, 5.401 , Il. 4.455 .—Rare in Trag., δ. μαράγνης
A. Ch. 376
(lyr.);χερόπλακτοι δ' ἐν στέρνοισι πεσοῦνται δοῦποιtheloudbeating of breasts, S. Aj. 634 , cf. E. Ba. 513 ;ἀκούομεν πυλῶν δ. the noiseof opening gates, Id. Ion 516 . Rare in Prose, Th. 3.22 ( v.l. ψόφον ) ; θόρυβος καὶ δ.
X. An. 2.2.19
.