Φλοίσβου
of a roar
Translated by Patrick Manuello19 Aug 2009Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] of a tumult.1
*floi=sbos [comes] from fle/w ["I babble"], [meaning] "I boil," [whence] flo/bos , floi=bos , and floi=sbos .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φλοίσβου· ταράχου. Φλοῖσβος, ἀπὸ τοῦ φλέω, τὸ ἀναβράζω, φλόβος, φλοῖβος, καὶ φλοῖσβος.
Betacode
*floi/sbou: tara/xou. *floi=sbos, a)po\ tou= fle/w, to\ a)nabra/zw, flo/bos, floi=bos, kai\ floi=sbos.
Notes (1)
- 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius phi228 Theodoridis. The headword is genitive singular of the noun
floi=sbos , quoted from Homer, Iliad 5.322; cf. the scholia there. It is a poetic word used to indicate any confused roaring noise (so LSJ, at web address 1, with instances), especially the din of battle (as in the present instance) but also e.g. the roar of the sea.
cf. pi 2013. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history5 revisions · last 8 Mar 2023
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- augmented and streamlined notes; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
- tweaks, keyword — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Patrick Manuello