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τρίβων

τρίβων, worn garment, threadbare cloak

τρίβων2, practised

τρίβων (A) [ῐ], ωνος, ὁ, but ἡ in PGiss. 76.2 (ii A. D.): (τρίβω):—
  • worn garment, threadbare cloak, E. Fr. 282.12, Ar. Ach. 184, 343 (troch.), al., PCair.Zen. 92.19, 519.11 (iii B. C.), Sammelb. 7451.149 (iii B. C.): worn by the Spartans, Λακωνίζειν καὶ τρίβωνας ἔχειν D. 54.34, cf. Duris 14J.; by Philosophers, as Socrates, Pl. Smp. 219b, Prt. 335d; esp. by the Cynics, Crates Theb. 16, Arr. Epict. 3.1.24, etc.; and the Stoics, Zeno Stoic. 1.63; πήρα καὶ τ. Plu. Alex. fort. 2.332a, cf. Luc. Peregr. 15, D.L. 6.13; οἱ τὴν χλαῖναν ἐν τῷ θέρει κατατρίψαντες ἐν τῷ τ. τὸν χειμῶνα διάγουσι Ath.Med. ap. Orib. inc. 21.17:— = στολή τις ἔχουσα σημεῖα ὡς γαμμάτια acc. to EM 766.6.
τρίβων (B) [ῐ], ωνος, ὁ, ἡ, Adj.
  • practised or skilled in a thing, used to it, c. gen., τρίβων αὐτῆς (sc. τῆς καννάβιος) Hdt. 4.74; τ. λόγων E. Ba. 717; τ. ἱππικῆς Ar. V. 1429; τῶν κρεμαθρῶν οὔπω τ. Id. Nu. 869; τῶν ἔργων τῆς ἰατρικῆς Gal. 15.169, cf. 18(2).35: c. acc., τρίβων τὰ τοιάδε E. Med. 686: abs., Id. El. 1127: Comp. -ότερος EM 766.4:— hence
      • 2 Subst., ‘old hand’, rogue, Ar. Nu. 869, 870 (a pun).

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