Βομβεῖ
buzzes
Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 Jun 2003Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βομβεῖ καὶ Περιβομβεῖ. Σιμοκάτης· ὡς δὲ τὸ Περσικὸν περιεβόμβει τρανέστερον, παρεδριμύττετο τὸ πολέμιον. Βόμβος δὲ ὁ ἦχος τῶν μελισσῶν. βόμβος, ψόφος τις.
Betacode
*bombei= kai\ *peribombei=. *simoka/ths: w(s de\ to\ *persiko\n periebo/mbei trane/steron, paredrimu/tteto to\ pole/mion. *bo/mbos de\ o( h)=xos tw=n melissw=n. bo/mbos, yo/fos tis.
Notes (2)
- The twin headwords, present tense, must be extracted from somewhere (other than the quotation given, which has the imperfect of the compound verb).↩
- 1Theophylact Simocatta [sigma 435], Histories 2.2.1; on the reaction of Persian troops, upon learning of informants' reports that the Roman army had established a secure defensive position nearby (spring of 586); cf. de Boor (72), Whitby (45). Find related Suda entries at gamma 116, lambda 157, mu 5, and pi 3140. ↩
- 2Likewise or similarly, variously, in other lexica.
References
C. de Boor, ed., Theophylacti Simocattae Historiae, (Leipzig 1887, reprint 2022)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
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Revision history9 revisions · last 17 Jun 2025
- added cross-reference n.1 — Ronald Allen
- added cross-references n.1 — Ronald Allen
- expanded n.1, added bibliography — Ronald Allen
- tweaked translation after discussion with Catharine Roth — Ronald Allen
- — David Whitehead
- internal rearrangement; augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- added x-ref and keywords — David Whitehead
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- Translated — Jennifer Benedict