1. σοβέω · sobeō — Beekes
to scare away, chase away
The corpus record
σοβ-έω
sobeo
to scare away, chase away
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Distribution
- On the Art of Horsemanship 1 · 1.44/10k
- Wasps 1 · 1.03/10k
- Birds 1 · 0.94/10k
- Against Midias 1 · 0.67/10k
- Discourses 2 · 0.27/10k
Senses
2. σοβέω · sobeō — Frisk
Aor
3. σοβ-έω · sob-eō — LSJ
scare away
Attestations
- σεσόβηνται · sesobēntai Epictetus, Discourses 1.29 (DIORISIS sentence 1753)
- σεσοβημένον · sesobēmenon Epictetus, Discourses 2.1 (DIORISIS sentence 1813)
- σοβεῖν · sobein Xenophon, On the Art of Horsemanship 5.5 (DIORISIS sentence 137)
- σεσοβήκαμεν · sesobēkamen Aristophanes, Wasps (DIORISIS sentence 174)
- σοβοῦντος · sobountos Aristophanes, Birds (DIORISIS sentence 26)
- σοβεῖ · sobei Demosthenes, Against Midias 158 (DIORISIS sentence 488)
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