LOGOI

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λοβός

lobos

lobe, lap, slip

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What it meant

1. λοβός · lobos — Beekes

λοβός [m.] ‘lobe, lap, slip’, a designation of various lap- or slip-like parts of the body or of plants, especially ‘lobe of the ear’ (E 182), also of the liver (Hp. A. E., Pl.), of the lung (medic.), etc.; ‘leaf of the elder’ (Thphr.), ‘capsula with seeds, pods of 868 λογάδες leguminous plants; also these plants themselves; ‘pod, seedbox, skin of fruit’ (Thphr., Dsc., Gal.). 4 EUR?> *COMP Often as a second member, … — [Beekes, s.v. λοβός, p. 914]

2. λοβός · lobos — Chantraine

λοβός : m. «lobe, lobe de l'oreille » (IL 14,182, etc.), «lobe du foie» (Hp., Æsch., Ἐπ, PL, etc.), «lobe du poumon » (médec.), « capsule » ou «gousses des plantes légumineuses (Thphr., Dsc., Gal, etc.) ; voir Strômberg, Eranos 49,90, supposant que le sens de « gousse, cosse » est issu d’un rapprochement avec λοπός, ce qui est une combinaison inutile. Diminutif λόδιον (Gal, Dsc.). Figure souvent comme second terme … — [Chantraine, s.v. λοβός, p. 661]

3. λοβ-ός · lob-os — LSJ

lobe of the ear

lobe of the ear, ἐΰτρητοι (for wearing ear-rings) λ. Il. 14.182, cf. h.Hom. 6.8, Hp. Prog. 2, Arist. HA 492a16; ἄκροι λ. Lyc. 1401.

2 lobe of the liver, liver

lobe of the liver, to which special attention was paid in divination, A. Pr. 495, E. El. 827, Pl. Ti. 71c, Euphro 7: generally, liver, A. Eu. 159 (lyr.).

3 lobe, lung

lobe of the lung, Gal. UP 6.4, al.; of the whole lung, Hp. Loc.Hom. 14.

II capsule, pod

capsule or pod of leguminous plants (cf. ἔλλοβος), Thphr. HP 1.11.2, etc.; esp. of φασίολοι or δόλιχοι, because they were eaten pod and all, Gal. 6.557, Jul. Or. 5.175c.

2 the white part

in rose leaves, the white part, elsewh. ὄνυξ, Gal. 12.748.

4. λωβ-ός · lōb-os — LSJ

= λωβητός, coinage in EM 570.37.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. λοβός (scan pp. 914-915; entry #3790). Root candidates: *slob-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. λοβός (scan pp. 661-662; entry #4883).

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