1. φέρβω · pherbō — Beekes
to pasture, tend, feed, nourish
The corpus record
φέρβω
pherbo
to pasture, tend, feed, nourish
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Distribution
- Works and Days 1 · 1.73/10k
- Philoctetes 1 · 1.14/10k
- Ion 1 · 1.09/10k
- Orestes 1 · 1.02/10k
Senses
2. φέρβω · pherbō — Chantraine
snourrirs (Hés, H
3. φέρβω · pherbō — Frisk
weiden, hüten, füttern, ernähren
4. φέρβω · pherbō — Frisk
Über φέρβω und φορβή handelt Moussy Recherches sur τρέφω 27-35
5. φέρβω · pherbō — LSJ
feed, nourish
Attestations
- φερβέμεν · pherbemen Works and Days 376–377
- ἐφερβόμην · epherbomēn Sophocles, Philoctetes 954–958
- ἔφερβον · epherbon Euripides, Ion (DIORISIS sentence 190)
- ἔφερβε · epherbe Euripides, Orestes *)/aggelos (DIORISIS sentence 622)
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan pp. 1612-1613; entry #6358 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1207; entry #8416 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 1973-1974; entry #5914 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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