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πρόβατον πρόβᾰτον, ου, τό, προβαίνω mostly in pl. πρόβατα, properly, anything that walks forward; in Hom. generally of cattle, flocks and herds; in Hdt. and Pind. also of horses; τὰ λεπτὰ τῶν προβάτων small cattle, i. e. sheep and goats, Hdt.; but in Attic always of sheep, Ar., Thuc. proverb. of stupid, lazy people, πρόβατʼ ἄλλως a set of sheep, Ar.; so, προβατίου βίος, i. e. a lazy do-nothing life, Ar.

ShortDef

sheep; small cattle

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Headword:

πρόβατον

Headword (normalized):

πρόβατον

Headword (normalized/stripped):

προβατον

IDX:

27369

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n27401

Key:

pro/baton

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