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πρόβατον
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.

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sheep; small cattle

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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.
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27369
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n27401
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pro/baton

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