English
ephialtes
Ephialtes comes from Ancient Greek Ἐφιάλτης.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἘφιάλτηςEphiáltēs
- Englishearliest quotation 1662ephialtes
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἘφιάλτηςEphiáltēs
- Englishearliest quotation 1662ephialtes
Earliest quotation: 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism: “Those that were asleep it [a spirit] terrified with…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἐφιάλτης
Today it means
noun an incubus; a nightmare
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἐφιάλτης / ephialtes