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βῐ-ώσκομαι

bioskomai

quicken, make

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What it meant

βῐ-ώσκομαι · bi-ōskomai — LSJ

quicken, make, keep alive

quicken, make or keep alive, once in Hom. in aor., σὺ γάρ μʼ ἐβιώσαο, κούρη Od. 8.468; cf. βιόσσαο: the pres. occurs in the compd. ἀναβιώσκομαι.

II revive, live

later in pass. sense, revive, ἕτεροι τόποι βιώσκονται Arist. Mete. 351a35; simply, live, βιωσαμένῳ IG 14.2100; βιώσκεσθαι Arr. Ind. 9.

Where it came from

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