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σοβέω

σοβέω, to scare away

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σοβοῦντος present active participle masculine genitive singular, present active participle neuter genitive singular of σοβέω

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σοβ-έω,
  • scare away birds, ἡμεῖς δὲ . ., οὐ σοβοῦντος οὐδενὸς ἀνεπτόμεσθʼ Ar. Av. 34; ἐπειδὴ τουτονὶ σεσοβήκαμεν (just above he had been called στροῦθος) Id. V. 211; σ. τὰς ἀλεκτρυόνας Pl.Com. 20; οὐ σοβήσετʼ ἔξω τὰς ὄρνιθας ἀφʼ ἡμῶν; Men. 167; τέττιγας Arist. HA 556b14; μυίας Thphr. Char. 25.5; drive along, ὥσπερ αἰπόλιον . . αὐτοὺς τῇ ῥάβδῳ σ. Luc. Cat. 3; ἔχοντες ξύλα σοβοῦσι τὴν ὕλην they scare the wood (i.e. beat it so as to put up the birds), Arist. HA 620a35.
      • 2 generally, drive away, clear away, τὴν κόνιν X. Eq. 5.5:— Pass., τὰς ἄλλας φροντίδας . . σεσοβῆσθαι Hp. Ep. 12.
    • II move rapidly or violently (cf. σοβαρός I and κυκλοσοβέω) , σ. τὴν κύλικα push about the bottle, Philostr.Jun. Im. 3.
      • 2 metaph., ὁ παῖς σοβείτω τοῖς ποτηρίοις let him ply [the guests] with cups (cf. πατάσσω II.2), Amphis 18.
      • 3 metaph. also in Pass., to be agitated, excited, Philostr. VS 1.21.5; σεσόβηται ἐρωτικῶς Id. Im. 1.8; γυνὴ σεσοβημένη ‘forward’ (of Opinion personified), Hp. Ep. 15; σεσοβημένος οἴστρῳ AP 6.219 (Antip.); σες. πρὸς δόξαν all in a fever for glory, Plu. Pomp. 29; σες. περί τι Ph. 1.131; ῥυθμὸς σες. hurried, wild, Longin. 41.1; σες. κίνησις Ph. 2.267.
    • III intr., walk in a pompous manner, strut, swagger, διὰ τῆς ἀγορᾶς σοβεῖ D. 21.158; σοβοῦντες ἐν ὄχλῳ προπομπῶν Plu. Sol. 27; μεθʼ ὅσης θεραπείας καὶ παρασκευῆς ἐσόβει Alciphr. 1.38; σόβει ἐς Ἄργος off with you! Luc. DDeor. 4[24].2; σ. παρὰ τὸν Δρύαντα Longus 3.29. (Causative of σέβομαι, q.v.)

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