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βῆβῆ

bebe

baa

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What it meant

βῆβῆ · bēbē — LSJ

baa

baa, the cry of sheep, βῆ βῆ λέγων βαδίζει Cratin. 43.cf. Ar. Fr. 642, Varr. RR 2.1:—hence βηβήν· πρόβατον, and βήζει· φωνεῖ, Hsch.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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