σοβέω: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: [[to scare away]], [[to chase away]], intr. [[to walk in a pompous way]], [[to strut]] (Att. hell. a. late), pass. to [[be agitated]] (late).<br />Other forms: Aor. [[σοβῆσαι]], fut. [[σοβήσω]], perf. [[σεσόβηκα]], pass. [[σεσόβημαι]].<br />Compounds: also with prefix, esp. <b class="b3">ἀπο-</b>.<br />Derivatives: Few direct derivv.: <b class="b3">σόβ-ησις</b> f. [[violent movement]] (Plu.), <b class="b3">-ητρον</b> n. [[fly whisk]] (Ph. [[varia lectio|v.l.]]), <b class="b3">ἀποσόβ-ημα</b>, <b class="b3">-ησις</b>, <b class="b3">-ητής</b>, <b class="b3">-ητήριος</b>, <b class="b3">-ητικός</b> (sch. a. o.). Backformation [[σόβη]] f. [[horses]], [[bull's tail]] (Hippiatr., sch., Suid.), more usual <b class="b3">μυ(ι)ο-σόβη</b> [[fly whisk]] (Delos since IIIa, Men. a. o.). On itself stands [[σοβαρός]] [[blowing along violently]] (of the wind a. o.), usually [[haughty]], [[proud]] (Att.), prob. from [[σοβέω]] after the numerous adj. in <b class="b3">-αρός</b>; diff. Benveniste Origines 33: old [[r]]: [[n-]]variation with [[σεμνός]] (s. v.); improbable. F. [[σοβάς]] [[boisterous]], [[scabrous]] (Eup., Ph.), [[kind of dance]] (Ath.); also [[Σόβοι]] = [[Σάτυροι]] (Ulp.)<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: Causative or iterative-intensive to [[σέβομαι]]; s. v. This eems not very probable semant..