to strike down : metaphorically to strike with amazement, astound, terrify , (Thucydides), etc.:—;Pass. to be panic-stricken, amazed, astounded , κατεπλήγη (aorist2 ) (Iliad by Homer); attic aorist2 infinitive, καταπλαγῆναι (Thucydides); 2nd plural perfect καταπέπληχθε (Thucydides); with accusative, καταπλαγέντες τὸν Φίλιππον (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)