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σοβ-ᾰρός

sobaros

rushing, violent

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σοβ-ᾰρός · sob-aros — LSJ

rushing, violent

rushing, violent, ἄνεμος . . φέρεται σ. Ar. Nu. 406; σ. κατέχει αὔρα Id. Pax 944; ὡς σ. εἰσελήλυθεν ὁ συκοφάντης Id. Pl. 872; ὁ σ. ἡμῖν ἀρτίως καὶ πολεμικός . . κλάει κατακλινείς Men. Pk. 52; λίαν ἦν θρασὺς καὶ σ. [ὁ Ἔρως] Aristopho 11.5. Adv. -ρῶς, opp. ἥσυχος, ἠρέμα, Ar. Pax 83.

II swaggering, pompous, haughty

swaggering, pompous, haughty: of a horse, = γαῦρος, X. Eq. 10.17; σ. καὶ ὀλίγωρος D. 59.37; σ. αὐχένες, ὀφρύες, AP 5.27, 91 (both Rufin.); σοβαρὸς τῇ χαίτῃ Luc. Zeux. 5; σοβαρὸν γελᾶν Pl. Epigr. 15.1 Diehl, Theoc. 20.15. Adv. -ρῶς Plb. 3.72.13, Plu. Alc. 4.

b proud, fearless

proud, λόγοι ἀδεεῖς καὶ σ. Id. Pyrrh. 18; fearless, dub. in Epicur. Sent.Vat. 45.

2 rousing, imposing, more impressive

of things, σ. μέλος a rousing tune, Ar. Ach. 674; imposing, [στολή] Plu. Alex. 45; of a triumphal procession, Id. Sull. 34; σοβαρωτέρᾳ τιμῇ at a more impressive price, Ael. NA 16.32; σ. ἀναθήματα Id. Fr. 67. Adv. -ρῶς ib. 70.

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