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ὄτοβος

ὄτοβος, any loud noise

ὄτοβ-ος, ὁ,
  • any loud noise, as the din of battle, ὄ. ἄπλητος Hes. Th. 709; rattling of chariots, A. Th. 151, 204 (both lyr.); crash of thunder, S. OC 1479 (lyr.); also of the flute, γλυκὺν αὐλῶν ὄ. Id. Aj. 1202 (lyr.): pl., ὄ. κροτάλων Antim. Eleg.Fr. 17.—The freq. Mss. reading ὀττοβέω, ὄττοβος is disproved by the metre. (Onomatop.)

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