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σιβύνη

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Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d
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Full diacritics: σῐβύνη Medium diacritics: σιβύνη Low diacritics: σιβύνη Capitals: ΣΙΒΥΝΗ
Transliteration A: sibýnē Transliteration B: sibynē Transliteration C: sivyni Beta Code: sibu/nh

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], ἡ, and σῐβύνης [ῠ], ου, ὁ, Alex.131 (fem.), AP7.421 (Mel.), 6.93 (Antip., masc.):—

   A hunting spear, and generally, spear, pike, D.S.18.27, 20.33:—also written ζιβύνη (q.v.), συβίνη, PCair.Zen.362.34 (iii B.C.), cf. συ[μ]βίνη[ς] (post συβήνη) · καπροβόλον, ἐμβόλιον, Hsch., but σιγύνης [ῡ] is prob. not related. (Illyrian acc. to Fest.p.453 L., citing Ennius.)