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|etymtx=Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: [[spoils]] (Ion.- Att.),<br />Other forms: pl., also sg. <b class="b3">-ον</b>,<br />Compounds: as 1. member e. g. <b class="b3">λαφυρο-πώλης</b> m. <b class="b2">who sells spoils</b> (X.);<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">λαφυρεύω</b> (LXX), <b class="b3">-έω</b> (Aq.) [[plunder]].<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Formation with <b class="b3">ρ-</b>suffix (evt. <b class="b3">λ-</b>suff. with dissim.), first from a <b class="b3">υ-</b>stem, beside which we find in <b class="b3">ἀμφι-λαφής</b> (IA.; <b class="b3">*λάφος</b>) an <b class="b3">σ-</b>stem. The primary verb is seen in Skt. <b class="b2">lábhate</b> [[take]], [[seize]]; further one connects from Baltic several nouns, e. g. Lith. <b class="b2">lõbis</b> <b class="b2">big possession, treasure, riches</b> (IE <b class="b2">*lābh-</b>), <b class="b2">lãbas</b> [[good]], subst. <b class="b2">good(s)</b> (Fraenkel Wb. s. v.). Forms of this verb may also be found in the stem of <b class="b3">λαμ-βάνω</b>, s. v. - This interpretation is wrong; the word has the suffix <b class="b3">-υρ-</b> which is Pre-Greek (Beekes, Pre-Greek, Suffixes).

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