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βωβός

From LSJ

Μί' ἐστὶν ἀρετὴ τἄτοπον φεύγειν ἀεί → Numquam non fugere inepta , et hoc virtutis est → Die einzge Tugend: meiden, was abwegig ist

Menander, Monostichoi, 339
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Full diacritics: βωβός Medium diacritics: βωβός Low diacritics: βωβός Capitals: ΒΩΒΟΣ
Transliteration A: bōbós Transliteration B: bōbos Transliteration C: vovos Beta Code: bwbo/s

English (LSJ)

βωβή, βωβόν, 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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