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βύω

βύω, to stuff

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ἔβυσε Verb: aorist active indicative 3rd singular of βύω

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βύω Arist. HA 632a18: fut. βύσω [ῡ] Thales ap. D.L. 1.35, (ἐπι-) Cratin. 186.4, (προ-) Ar. V. 250: aor. ἔβῡσα Hp. Morb. 3.14, (ἐπι-) Ar. Pl. 379:—Med., only in compds.:—Pass., aor. ἐβύσθην (παρ-) Luc. Deor.Conc. 10: pf. βέβυσμαι, the tense chiefly in use (v. infr.):—
  • stuff,
      • 1 c. gen. rei, stuff full of, only in Pass., νήματος βεβυσμένος stuffed full of spun-work or spinning, Od. 4.134; τὸ στόμα ἐβέβυστο (sc. χρυσοῦ) Hdt. 6.125; ἀνάγκης βεβυσμένος οἶκος Nonn. D. 9.298.
      • 2 c. dat. rei, stop or plug with, βύσας τὴν ἕδρην σπόγγῳ Hp. l.c., cf. Arist. l.c.:—Pass., σπογγίῳ βεβυσμένος Ar. Ach. 463; κηρίῳ Id. Th. 506; ῥαφάνοις τὴν ἕδραν βεβ. Alciphr. 3.62; ἵππος ἀριστήεσσι βεβ. Tryph. 308; ἀφραδίῃ τε βέβυστο [πόλις] Id. 450.
      • 3 abs., βεβυσμένος τὴν ῥῖνα having oneʼs nose stopped, Hegesipp. 1.26; βεβ. τὰ ὦτα deaf, Luc. Cat. 5; εἷμα βεβ. a close, thick-woven robe, Hp. Mul. 1.1.
      • 4 stow or tuck away, τι ὑπὸ τῇ πτέρυγι Ael. NA 11.18. (Root βυτ-, cf. βύζην (< *βυσ-δην) , βύσ-τρα; cf. ζέβυται· σέσακται, Hsch.)

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