1. intr., to be astonished, astounded, amazed, “θυμός μοι ἐνὶ στήθεσσι τέθηπεν” Od.23.105; mostly in part. τεθηπώς, amazed, astonished, Il.4.243, 21.64, Parm.6.7, Emp.17.21, etc.; “ἐτεθήπεα” Od.6.166: joined with the part., “τέθηπα ἀκούων” Hdt. 2.156, cf. Luc.Merc.Cond.42.--To this belongs also aor. ἔτα^φον, used by Hom. only in part. τα^φών, in the phrases “ταφὼν ἀνόρουσε” Il.9.193, Od.16.12, al.; “στῆ δὲ ταφών” Il.11.545, al.; later in indic., 3sg. “τάφε” Pi.P.4.95, dub. in B.16.86; 3pl. τάφον ib.48, A.R.2.207; 1sg. “ἔταφον” A.Pers.999 (lyr.).
τέθηπα , pf. with pres. sense, Ep. plpf. ἐτεθήπεα as impf., from ταφ- (v. fin.), of which no pres. is found:—poet. Verb, also used in Ion. and late Prose: