βόμβυξ

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κείνους δὲ κλαίω ξυμφορᾷ κεχρημένους (Euripides' Medea 347) → I weep for those who have suffered disaster

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Full diacritics: βόμβυξ Medium diacritics: βόμβυξ Low diacritics: βόμβυξ Capitals: ΒΟΜΒΥΞ
Transliteration A: bómbyx Transliteration B: bombyx Transliteration C: vomvyks Beta Code: bo/mbuc

English (LSJ)

ῡκος, ὁ,

   A silk-worm, Arist.HA ap.Ath.7.352f.    b insect like a wasp, Hsch.    2 silk garment, Alciphr.1.39.    II deeptoned flute, A.Fr.57.3, Arist.Aud.800b25, Poll.4.82, Plu.2.713a.    2 cap of a flute, Poll.4.70.    3 lowest note on the flute, Arist.Metaph. 1093b3:—hence Comp. βομβυκέστερος, deeper in tone, Nicom.Harm. 11.    III Lacon., = στάμνος, Hsch., AB1354.

German (Pape)

[Seite 453] υκος, ὁ, 1) Seidenraupe, Arist. bei Ath. VIII, 352 f; bei Alciphr. 1, 39 die Seide selbst. – 2) Nach Poll. 4, 70. 82 ein Theil der Flöte, u. eine Art Flöte selbst, Aesch. frg. 54; vgl. Plut. Symp. 7, 8, 4, neben πολυχορδίαι, von rauschenden Blaseinstrumenten. – 3) die Luftröhre der Vögel, Arist.