Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

βουγάιος

Second declension Noun; Transliteration:

Principal Part: βουγάιος

Etym.: gai/w

Sense

  1. a great bully or braggart

Examples

  • ρ καὶ ἦν Ἀμὰν Ἀμαδάθου Βουγαῖοσ ἔνδοξοσ ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέωσ. καὶ ἐζήτησε κακοποιῆσαι τὸν Μαρδοχαῖον καὶ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ τῶν δύο εὐνούχων τοῦ βασιλέωσ. (Septuagint, Liber Esther 1:17)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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