βορά
βορά,
ἡ,
A). food, prop. of carnivorous beasts,
ποντίοις δάκεσι δὸς βοράν A. Pr. 583 (lyr.), cf.
Ch. 530 ;
θηρσὶν ἄθλιον β. E. Ph. 1603 , cf.
S. Ant. 30 ;
κυνὸς β. Ar. Eq. 416 ;
ὁ λέων .. [χαίρει] ὅτι β. ἕξει Arist. EN 1118a23 ; of cannibal feasts,
Hdt. 1.119 ;
κρεῶν .. οἰκείας βορᾶς of their own flesh
served as food, of the children of Thyestes,
A. Ag. 1220 , cf.
1597 ;
βορᾶς τοῦ .. Ο<*>δίπου γόνου food torn from the body of the son of Oedipus,
S. Ant. 1017 , cf.
1040 ;
βορᾷ χαίρουσιν ἀνθρωποκτόνῳ;
E. Cyc. 127 ;
οὐ γὰρ ἐν γαστρὸς β. τὸ χρηστὸν εἶναι in
gluttony,
Id. Supp. 865 : less freq. of simple
food,
Pi. Fr. 124.5 ,
A. Pers. 490 ,
S. Ph. 274 , etc.(
βορρά is prob. f.l. for
φορβά in
AP 3.14 .) (Cf.
βιβρώσκω:
g[uglide]er[schwa]-, cf. Skt.
-gara- in compds. (cf.
δημο-βόρος, Lat.
carni-vorus) 'devouring',
giráti 'swallow', Lat.
vorare, Lith.
gérti 'drink', etc.)
ShortDef
eatage, meat
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Headword (normalized):
βορά
Headword (normalized/stripped):
βορα
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-20348
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">βορά</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">food</span>, prop. of carnivorous beasts, <span class="quote greek">ποντίοις δάκεσι δὸς βοράν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:583" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:583/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 583 </a> (lyr.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:530" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:530/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 530 </a>; <span class="quote greek">θηρσὶν ἄθλιον β.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1603" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1603/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1603 </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 30 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κυνὸς β.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:416" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:416/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 416 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὁ λέων .. [χαίρει] ὅτι β. ἕξει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1118a:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1118a.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1118a23 </a> ; of cannibal feasts, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:119" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.119/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.119 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κρεῶν .. οἰκείας βορᾶς</span> of their own flesh <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">served as food</span>, of the children of Thyestes, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1220" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1220/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1220 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1597" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1597/canonical-url/"> 1597 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">βορᾶς τοῦ .. Ο<*>δίπου γόνου</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">food</span> torn from the body of the son of Oedipus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1017" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1017/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 1017 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1040" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1040/canonical-url/"> 1040 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">βορᾷ χαίρουσιν ἀνθρωποκτόνῳ</span>; <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:127" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:127/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyc.</span> 127 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">οὐ γὰρ ἐν γαστρὸς β. τὸ χρηστὸν εἶναι</span> in <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gluttony</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:865" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:865/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 865 </a>: less freq. of simple <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">food</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:124:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:124.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 124.5 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:490" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:490/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 490 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:274" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:274/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 274 </a>, etc.(<span class="foreign greek">βορρά</span> is prob. f.l. for <span class="ref greek">φορβά</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 3.14 </span>.) (Cf. <span class="foreign greek">βιβρώσκω</span>: <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">g[uglide]er[schwa]-</span>, cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">-gara-</span> in compds. (cf. <span class="foreign greek">δημο-βόρος</span>, Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">carni-vorus</span>) \'devouring\', <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">giráti</span> \'swallow\', Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">vorare</span>, Lith. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gérti</span> \'drink\', etc.)</div> </div><br><br>'}