ἀμορβός
δός μοι πᾷ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινήσω → give me a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a place to stand and I'll move the earth, give me the place to stand and I shall move the earth, give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world, give me a firm spot to stand and I will move the world, give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a fulcrum and I shall move the world
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A follower, attendant, Call.Dian.45: esp. herdsman, shepherd, Id.Hec.6, Nic. Th.49, Opp.C.1.132. II as Adj., dark, Sch.Nic.Th.28; and ἀμορβῷ is v.l. for ἀμολγῷ, Hom.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀμορβός: ὁ, ἀκόλουθος, ὑπηρέτης, Spanh. Κάλλ. εἰς Ἄρτ. 45: κυρίως, βοσκός, ποιμήν, χοιροβοσκός, Ὀππ. Κ. 1. 132, Νικ. Θ. 49: πρβλ. ἀμορβάς. ΙΙ. ὡς ἐπίθ., σκοτεινός, Σχόλ. εἰς Νικ. Θ. 28· σημειωτέον δὲ ὅτι τὸ ἀμορβῷ εἶναι διάφ. γραφὴ ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀμολγῷ, παρ’ Ὁμ. (Ὁλόκληρος οἰκογένεια τῶν λέξεων τούτων εἶναι ἀμφιβόλου ἐτυμολογίας, εὕρηται δὲ μόνον παρ’ Ἀλεξανδρ. ποιηταῖς).
Spanish (DGE)
-οῦ, ὁ
• Prosodia: [ᾰ-]
1 seguidor, servidor Call.Dian.45, cf. Et.Gen.666
•secuaz Κεφάλοιο καὶ Ἀμφιτρύωνος ἀμορβοί Euph.38C.57.
2 pastor Call.Fr.301, Nic.Th.49, Opp.C.1.132.
Greek Monolingual
ἀμορβός, ο (θηλ. ἀμορβὰς) (Α)
1. ακόλουθος, υπηρέτης
2. βοσκός, χοιροβοσκός.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αβέβαιης ετυμολογίας. Πιθ. αιολ. τ. αντί ἁμαρβὸς < ἁμαρτὴ «ταυτόχρονα, μαζί με» + βῆναι.
ΠΑΡ. αρχ. ἀμορβαῖος, ἀμορβεύς, ἀμορβεύω, ἀμορβέω, ἀμορβής, -ές].
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m. f.
Meaning: follower, shepherd (Call.).
Derivatives: Adj. ἀμορβαῖος said of χαράδραι (Nic. Th. 28, 489), meaning unclear; scholiasts render it with ποιμενικαί or σκοτεινώδεις (just guesses?); cf. EM 85, 20: ἀμορβης καὶ ἀμορβές σημαινει τὸ μεσονύκτιον παρὰ την ὄρφνην .... σημαίνει καὶ τὸν ἀκόλουθον. - ἀμορβίτης see ἀμόρα.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unknown. See Pisani Ist. Lomb. 77, 541 (whose own explanation as *ἁμορ-β-ός, to ἁμαρ-τή (from *ἁμαρ-στη) and βῆναι is most improbable).
