λίμβος
οὐ μακαριεῖς τὸν γέροντα, καθ' ὅσον γηράσκων τελευτᾷ, ἀλλ' εἰ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς συμπεπλήρωται· ἕνεκα γὰρ χρόνου πάντες ἐσμὲν ἄωροι → do not count happy the old man who dies in old age, unless he is full of goods; in fact we are all unripe in regards to time
English (LSJ)
(or λιμβός), ον,
A = λίχνος, Hsch., Anon.in EN182.9, etc.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
λίμβος: ἢ λιμβός, ον, μεταγεν. λέξις ἀντὶ λίχνος, Ἡσύχ., κτλ.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: adj.
Meaning: desirous, fond of sweets' (Arist.-comm., H. ).
Other forms: (λιμβός) λίχνος',
Derivatives: λιμβεύω λιχνεύω, be desirous' with λιμβεία = λιχνεία (Hdn. Epim., H.).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: -- Unexplained like so many other popular words in -βος (Chantraine Form. 261 f.). The connection with Lat. lībāre as taste, sip (Prellwitz, WP. 2, 391) must be abandoned, as this meaning developped from pour out (a little), s. W.-Hofmann s. v. Also the further connection with ὀλιβρός slippery, smooth, with which Germ., e.g. MHG slīpen, OHG slīfan drag, glide (Bq, WP. l.c., Hofmann Et. Wb.) is not very convincing.
