βωβός
Βίων δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνον → Bion used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Bion said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep
English (LSJ)
ή, όν, A dumb, ἐκ γενετῆς κωφοὶ καὶ β. Plu.Fr.inc.149, cf. Phlp.in GA223.32; also, = πηρός, χωλός, Hsch.
Spanish (DGE)
-ή, -όν
1 mudo ἐκ γενετῆς κωφοὶ καὶ βωβοί Plu.Fr.149B., cf. Phlp.in GA 223.32.
2 mutilado, cojo Hsch.
Greek Monolingual
βλ. βουβός.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: adj.
Meaning: a dificit, acc. to H. = χωλός, πηρός (πτορός cod.); by Plu. Fr. inc. 149 coordinated with κωφός; im ModGr.. = dumb.
Derivatives: PN Βωβᾶς, Βουβᾶς Robert, Noms indigènes 30-33.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Cf. κολοβός, κλαμβός etc. (Chantr. Form. 261).
Frisk Etymology German
βωβός: {bōbós}
Meaning: Bez. eines Gebrechens, nach H. = χωλός, πηρός (πτορός cod.); bei Plu. Fr. inc. 149 mit κωφός koordiniert; im Neugr. = stumm.
Etymology : Bildung wie κολοβός, κλαμβός usw. (Chantraine 261, Specht Ursprung 262f.); nach Grošelj Živa Ant. 4, 168f. als stumm onomatopoetisch zu βωβύζειν· σαλπίζειν H.
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