βαμβαίνω

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ἐπεὰν νῶτον ὑὸς δελεάσῃ περὶ ἄγκιστρον, μετιεῖ ἐς μέσον τὸν ποταμόν, ὁ κροκόδειλος ἵεται κατὰ τὴν φωνήν, ἐντυχὼν δὲ τῷ νώτῳ καταπίνει → when he has baited a hog's back onto a hook, he throws it into the middle of the river, ... the crocodile lunges toward the voice of a squealing piglet, and having come upon the hogback, swallows it

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Full diacritics: βαμβαίνω Medium diacritics: βαμβαίνω Low diacritics: βαμβαίνω Capitals: ΒΑΜΒΑΙΝΩ
Transliteration A: bambaínō Transliteration B: bambainō Transliteration C: vamvaino Beta Code: bambai/nw

English (LSJ)

onomatop. word,

   A chatter with the teeth, Il.10.375; stammer, BionFr.6.9, AP5.272 (Agath.), Procop.Arc.Praef.:—so also βαμβᾰκύζω, chatter with cold, Hippon.17:—also βαμβᾰλύζω, Phryn.PSp.54B., Hsch.; possibly to be restored (for βομβυλιάζω) in Arist.Pr.949a13.