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βομβέω

bombeo

make a booming noise

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βομβ-έω · bomb-eō — LSJ

make a booming noise, fell with a loud noise, flew humming, roar, roll, rumble, hum, buzz, buzz in oneʼs ears

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

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