σφόδρ-ᾰ,
adverb, properly neuter plural of σφοδρός, very much, exceedingly:
__I with Verbs, ἐμήδιζον γὰρ σ. [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.17; σ. ἱμείρουσα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1053 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; καὶ σ. πείθει persuades them too well, [[ [prev. author] “Aj.” 150 (_anapaest meter_)] Refs]; σ. λέγειν with vehemence, [[ 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 6.15 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. κολάζειν severely, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.46 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. ὁρίσασθαι exactly, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 263d, compare “Phlb.” 58d, “Phd.” 68a, 73a ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. χαίρω I am exceedingly glad, [[ “POxy.” 41.17 (3rd-4th c.AD). ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__I.2 with adjectives, σ. ὑπέρτεροι far superior, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.37 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μισόδημον σ. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 108; σ. ἄδικος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 361a ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁλμυρὸν σ. [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 359a13 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; κακοδαίμων σ. [[ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 56; σ. γενναῖος 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 223.14 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; πολλοῦ σ. at a very high price, very dear, [[ [prev. author] 197 ] Refs]; πολλοὶ σ. [[ 3rd c.BC: Bato Comicus 7.1; ἐνιαυτοὺς σ. ὀλίγους 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 481.6 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; χαρὰ μεγάλη σ. [[ NT.Matt.2.10:—with _adjectives_ it most frequently follows, and in Comedy texts Poets it usually stands at the end of the verse. ] NT]
__I.3 with a substantive, τὴν σ. φιλίαν [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 731e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινῶν σ. γυναικῶν very womanish women, [[[prev. work] 639b ] Refs]; τῆς σ. προθυμίας[[ [prev. work] 952c; τῆς σ. μανίας [prev. author] “Phdr.” 251a; ἐν τοῖς σ. ψύχεσιν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 599a19. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]