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σοβ-έω

sobeo

to scare away, chase away

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1. σοβέω · sobeō — Beekes

σοβέω [ν.] ‘to scare away, chase away’, intr. ‘to walk in a pompous way, strut’ (Att. Hell. and late), pass. ‘to be agitated’ (late). VAR Aor. σοβῆσαι, fut. σοβήσω, perf. σεσόβηκα, pass. σεσόβημαι. eCOMP Also with prefix, especially ano-. *DER σόβ-ησις [{] ‘violent movement’ (Plu.), τητρον [n.] ‘fly whisk’ (Ph. v.L), ἀποσόβ-ημα, -ησις, -ητής, -ητήριος, -ητικός (sch. et al.). Backformation σόβη [{] ‘horse’s or … — [Beekes, s.v. σοβέω, p. 1422]

2. σοβέω · sobeō — Frisk

σοβέω, Aor. σοβῆσαι, Fut. σοβήσω, Perf. σεσόβηκα, Pass. σεσόβημαι, auch mit Präfix, bes. ἄἅἄπο-, “verscheuchen, wegjagen’, intr. “stolz einherschreiten, stolzieren’ (att. hell. u. sp.), Pass. "aufgeregt sein’ (sp.). — Wenige direkte Ableitungen: oöß-noıs f. “heftige Bewegung’ (Plu.), -nreov n. “Fliegenwedel’ (Ph. v.1.), darooöß-nua, -noıs, -ητής, -ητήριος, -nrixös (Sch. u. a.). Rückbildung σόβη f. “Pferde-, … — [Frisk, s.v. σοβέω, p. 1725]

3. σοβ-έω · sob-eō — LSJ

scare away, drive along, scare, beat

scare away birds, ἡμεῖς δὲ . ., οὐ σοβοῦντος οὐδενὸς ἀνεπτόμεσθʼ Ar. Av. 34; ἐπειδὴ τουτονὶ σεσοβήκαμεν (just above he had been called στροῦθος) Id. V. 211; σ. τὰς ἀλεκτρυόνας Pl.Com. 20; οὐ σοβήσετʼ ἔξω τὰς ὄρνιθας ἀφʼ ἡμῶν; Men. 167; τέττιγας Arist. HA 556b14; μυίας Thphr. Char. 25.5; drive along, ὥσπερ αἰπόλιον . . αὐτοὺς τῇ ῥάβδῳ σ. Luc. Cat. 3; ἔχοντες ξύλα σοβοῦσι τὴν ὕλην they scare the wood (i.e. beat it so as to put up the birds), Arist. HA 620a35.

2 drive away, clear away

generally, drive away, clear away, τὴν κόνιν X. Eq. 5.5:— Pass., τὰς ἄλλας φροντίδας . . σεσοβῆσθαι Hp. Ep. 12.

II move rapidly, violently, push about

move rapidly or violently (cf. σοβαρός I and κυκλοσοβέω) , σ. τὴν κύλικα push about the bottle, Philostr.Jun. Im. 3.

2 let, ply

metaph., ὁ παῖς σοβείτω τοῖς ποτηρίοις let him ply [the guests] with cups (cf. πατάσσω II.2), Amphis 18.

3 to be agitated, excited, all in a fever, hurried, wild

metaph. also in Pass., to be agitated, excited, Philostr. VS 1.21.5; σεσόβηται ἐρωτικῶς Id. Im. 1.8; γυνὴ σεσοβημένη ‘forward’ (of Opinion personified), Hp. Ep. 15; σεσοβημένος οἴστρῳ AP 6.219 (Antip.); σες. πρὸς δόξαν all in a fever for glory, Plu. Pomp. 29; σες. περί τι Ph. 1.131; ῥυθμὸς σες. hurried, wild, Longin. 41.1; σες. κίνησις Ph. 2.267.

III walk in a pompous manner, strut, swagger, off with you!

intr., walk in a pompous manner, strut, swagger, διὰ τῆς ἀγορᾶς σοβεῖ D. 21.158; σοβοῦντες ἐν ὄχλῳ προπομπῶν Plu. Sol. 27; μεθʼ ὅσης θεραπείας καὶ παρασκευῆς ἐσόβει Alciphr. 1.38; σόβει ἐς Ἄργος off with you! Luc. DDeor. 4[24].2; σ. παρὰ τὸν Δρύαντα Longus 3.29. (Causative of σέβομαι, q.v.)

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