Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὀνοφορβός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὀνοφορβός ὀνοφορβόν

Structure: ὀνοφορβ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fe/rbw

Sense

  1. an ass-keeper

Examples

  • ἐκ δὲ ὀνοφορβῶν αὐτῷ τε Λευτυχίδῃ καὶ τοῖσι ταῦτα λέγουσι τίκτοιεν αἱ γυναῖκεσ παῖδασ. (Herodotus, The Histories, book 6, chapter 69 6:6)

Synonyms

  1. an ass-keeper

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

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