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βομβέω

βομβέω, to make a booming, humming noise, to sound deep

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βομβεῦντι present active participle masculine dative singular, present active participle neuter dative singular, present active indicative 3rd plural of βομβέω

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βομβ-έω, (βόμβος)
  • make a booming noise; in Hom. always of falling bodies, τρυφάλεια χαμαὶ βόμβησε πεσοῦσα Il. 13.530; αἰχμὴ χαλκείη χαμάδις βόμβ. πες. 16.118, cf. Od. 18.397; βόμβησαν . . κατὰ ῥόον the oars fell with a loud noise . ., 12.204; βόμβησεν δὲ λίθος the stone flew humming through the air, 8.190; of the sea, roar, Simon. 1; of thunder, roll, rumble, Nonn. D. 1.301; hum, of bees, etc., Arist. HA 535b6, 627a24, Theoc. 3.13, Pl. R. 564d; βομβεῖ δὲ νεκρῶν σμῆνος S. Fr. 879; of mosquitoes, buzz, Ar. Pl. 538; of birds, λιγυρὸν βομβεῦσιν ἀκανθίδες AP 5.291 (Agath.): generally of sound, buzz in oneʼs ears, Pl. Cri. 54d; but ὦτα βομβεῖ μοι Luc. DMeretr. 9.2: c. dat. instr., κόχλῳ β. Nonn. D. 36.93.

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