σοβ-ᾰρός

σοβ-ᾰρός, ά, όν, ([etym.] σοβέω)

A rushing, violent, ἄνεμος.. φέρεται ς. Ar.Nu. 406;

σ. κατέχει αὔρα Id. Pax 944

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ὡς σ. εἰσελήλυθεν ὁ συκοφάντης Id.Pl. 872

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ὁ σ. ἡμῖν ἀρτίως καὶ πολεμικός.. κλάει κατακλινείς Men.Pk.52

; λίαν ἦν θρασὺς καὶ σ. [ ὁ Ἔρως] Aristopho 11.5. Adv. - ρῶς, opp. ἥσυχος, ἠρέμα, Ar. Pax83.

II swaggering, pompous, haughty: of a horse,= γαῦρος, X.Eq.10.17;

σ. καὶ ὀλίγωρος D.59.37

; σ. αὐχένες, ὀφρύες, AP 5.27,91 (both Rufin.);

σοβαρὸς τῇ χαίτῃ Luc.Zeux.5

;

σοβαρὸν γελᾶν Pl.Epigr.4.1

, Theoc.20.15. Adv.

- ρῶς Plb.3.72.13

, Plu.Alc.4.

b proud, λόγοι ἀδεεῖς καὶ ς. Id.Pyrrh.18; fearless, dub. in Epicur. Sent.Vat.45.

2 of things, σ. μέλος a rousing tune, Ar.Ach. 674; imposing, [ στολή] Plu.Alex.45; of a triumphal procession, Id.Sull. 34; σοβαρωτέρα τιμῇ at a more impressive price, Ael.NA16.32;

σ. ἀναθήματα Id.Fr.67

. Adv. - ρῶς ib.70.

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `to scare away, to chase away', intr. `to walk in a pompous way, to strut' (Att. hell. a. late), pass. `to be agitated' (late).

Other forms: Aor. σοβῆσαι, fut. σοβήσω, perf. σεσόβηκα, pass. σεσόβημαι.

Compounds: also with prefix, esp. ἀπο-.

Derivatives: Few direct derivv.: σόβ-ησις f. `violent movement' (Plu.), - ητρον n. `fly whisk' (Ph. v. l.), ἀποσόβ-ημα, - ησις, - ητής, - ητήριος, - ητικός (sch. a. o.). Backformation σόβη f. `horse's, bull's tail' (Hippiatr., sch., Suid.), more usual μυ(ι)ο-σόβη `fly whisk' (Delos since III^a, Men. a. o.). On itself stands σοβαρός `blowing along violently' (of the wind a. o.), usually `haughty, proud' (Att.), prob. from σοβέω after the numerous adj. in - αρός; diff. Benveniste Origines 33: old r: n-variation with σεμνός (s. v.); improbable. F. σοβάς `boisterous, scabrous' (Eup., Ph.), `kind of dance' (Ath.); also Σόβοι = Σάτυροι (Ulp.)

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: Causative or iterative-intensive to σέβομαι; s. v. This eems not very probable semant..

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