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ἡβάω

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attain, have attained puberty, past puberty

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Where it lives

  • Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 4 · 8.23/10k
  • Works and Days 2 · 3.47/10k
  • Heracles 2 · 2.56/10k
  • Suppliant Maidens 1 · 2.07/10k
  • Seven Against Thebes 1 · 1.99/10k
  • Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
  • Suppliants 1 · 1.42/10k
  • Apology 1 · 1.14/10k
  • Iliad 9 · 0.81/10k
  • Odyssey 6 · 0.69/10k
  • Statesman 1 · 0.59/10k
  • Economics 1 · 0.56/10k

Densest 12 of 17 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant — LSJ

attain, have attained puberty, past puberty, adults

attain or have attained puberty, ὅταν ἡβήσαι τε καὶ ἥβης μέτρον ἵκοιτο Hes. Op. 132; ἡβῶσιν ὀψέ Hp. Aër. 4; ἐπειδὰν ἡβήσωσι Pl. Ap. l.c.; of women. γυνὴ τέτορʼ ἡβώοι (sc. ἔτη) four years past puberty, Hes. Op. 698; ἡβάσεις ἥβαν AP l.c.; ἡβᾶν ἐπὶ διετές, v. sub διετής; ὀμόσαι Χαλκιδέων τοὺς ἡβῶντας ἅπαντας all the adults, IG 1(2).39.32, cf. Ar. Ra. 1055, Th. 4.132.

2 to be in the prime of youth, in the prime of life, to be young, was young, a young, luxuriant

to be in the prime of youth, εἴθʼ ὣς ἡβώοιμι, βίη τέ μοι ἔμπεδος εἴη Od. 14.468, al.; ἀνὴρ οὐδὲ μάλʼ ἡβῶν not even in the prime of life, Il. 12.382, cf. Od. 23.187, A. Ch. 879; γέροντα τὸν νοῦν, σάρκα δʼ ἡβῶσαν φέρει Id. Th. 622; ἡβᾶν σθένος to be young and strong, E. HF 436 (lyr.); ἥβων I was young, Ar. V. 357; ἡ. τὰς αἰσθήσεις, of an old man, Philostr. VS 1.9.3; of plants, ἡμερὶς ἡβώωσα a young, luxuriant vine, Od. 5.69, cf. Simon. 183.3, Longus 4.5; ἡβῶντʼ ἀρτίως οἰνίσκον (παρὰ προσδοκίαν for

3 to be fresh, vigorous, ʼtis, youth, rages like a passionate youth, exulting

metaph., to be fresh, vigorous, ἡβώοις, φίλε θυμέ Thgn. 877 (dub. l.); ἀεὶ γὰρ ἡβᾷ τοῖς γέρουσιν εὖ μαθεῖν ʼtis always youth for old men to learn, i.e. ʼtis never too late to learn, A. Ag. 584 (nisi leg. ἥβη) ; ἡβᾷ δῆμος εἰς ὀργὴν πεσών the people rages like a passionate youth, E. Or. 696, cf. νεανικός; ἄγγελον . . γέρονθʼ, ἡβῶντα δʼ εὐγλώσσῳ φρενί exulting, A. Supp. 775; also of things, γάμοι, ἔαρ ἡ., Opp. H. 1.474, 2.252.

4 to have the outward signs of puberty

to have the outward signs of puberty, Arist. GA 746b23; γένυς ἡβᾷ AP 12.31 (Phan.).

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