LOGOI

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λωβάομαι

lobaomai

outrage, maltreat

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 18 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

λωβ-άομαι · lōb-aomai — LSJ

outrage, maltreat, do, despite, maim, mutilate, brings, to a shameful end, dishonouring, harm, pillage, damage, act outrageously

outrage, maltreat, c. acc. pers., also with cogn. acc. added, λώβην λωβᾶσθαί τινα do one despite, Il. 13.623; esp. maim, mutilate, τινα Hdt. l.c.; ἑωυτὸν λωβᾶται λώβην ἀνήκεστον ibid.; ἀρτάναισι λωβᾶται βίον brings her life to a shameful end by the halter, S. Ant. 54; ἀνδρῶν εὔνιδας λ. dishonouring them, E. Or. 929; λ. τοὺς νέους harm their pupils, Pl. Prt. 318d; of the effect of drudging work, τὰ σώματα λωβῶνται Arist. Pol. 1258b37; also λ. πόλιν Lys. 26.9; [ἄστεα] κατʼ ἄκρας Theoc. 16.89; pill

II mutilated

Act. λωβάω only Ps. Phoc. 38, and κατ-ελώβησαν in Plb. 15.33.9: but pf. is used as Pass., λελωβημένος mutilated, Hdt. 3.155, Pl. Grg. 511a, R. 611b, etc.; esp. of leprous persons, Man. ap. J. Ap. 1.28: also aor. Pass., μεγάλας λώβας λωβηθείς Pl. Grg. 473c: and Ion. pres. 3 pl. λωβέονται in Hp. Art. l.c.(v.l.); cf. ἀπο-, ἐκ-λωβάομαι.

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