Scaife ATLAS

βόσκω of the herdsman, to feed, tend, Lat. pasco, Od. generally, to feed, nourish, support, of earth, Od.; of the Sun, Soph.; of soldiers, to maintain, Hdt., Thuc.: metaph., β. νόσον Soph.; πράγματα β. to feed up troubles, i. e. children, Ar. Pass., of cattle, to feed, graze, Lat. pascor, Hom., c. acc.:— to feed on, Aesch. metaph. to be fed or nurtured, Trag.; β. τινί or περί τι to run riot in athing, Anth. (The Root appears to be !βοτ, cf. βοτήρ, βοτός, βοτάνη.)

ShortDef

to feed, tend

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Headword:

βόσκω

Headword (normalized):

βόσκω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

βοσκω

IDX:

6437

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6441

Key:

bo/skw

Data

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