provba±si" , hJ , = probateiva II , property in cattle ( provbata ), cattle, Od.
proba`te
proba`te , 2 pl. aor. I imp. of probaivnw .
probateiva
proba±teiva , hJ , ( probateuvw ) a keeping of sheep, a shepherds life, Plut.
II. property in cattle, a flock of sheep, like the Homeric provbasi" , Strab.
probateutikov"
proba±teutikov" , hv, ovn , of or for cattle: — hJ -khv ( sc. tevcnh ) the art of breeding or keeping sheep, Lat. pecuaria , Xen. From probateuvw
probateuvw
proba±teuvw , f. sw , ( provba±ton ) to watch sheep, be a shepherd, Anth.
probatikov"
proba±tikov"
,
hv, ovn
, (
provba±ton
)
of sheep
or
goats:
—
hJ probatikh;
(
sc.
puvlh
)
the sheep-gate,
N.T.
probavtion
probavtion , tov , Dim. of provbaton , a little sheep, Lat. ovicula , Ar ., Plat. ; cf. provbaton .
probatognwvmwn
proba±to-gnwvmwn , on , a good judge of sheep: metaph. a good judge of character, Aesch.
probatokavphlo"
proba±to-kavphlo" , on , a retailer of sheep, Plut.
provbaton
provba±ton , tov , mostly in pl. provbata , ( probaivnw ) properly, anything that walks forward; in Hom. generally of cattle, flocks and herds; in Hdt. and Pind. also of horses; ta; lepta; tw`n probavtwn small cattle, i.e. sheep and goats, Hdt. ; but in Att. always of sheep, Ar ., Thuc.
2. proverb. of stupid, lazy people, provbatÆ a[llw" a set of sheep, Ar .; so, probativou bivo" , i.e. a lazy do-nothing life, Id.
probatopwvlh"
proba±to-pwvlh" , ou, oJ , ( pwlevw ) a sheep-dealer, Ar.
probevbhka
probevbhka , pf. of probaivnw .
probevblhka , pf. of probavllw .
pro-bevboula , an isolated poët. pf. 2 ( pro-bouvlomai does not occur), to prefer one to another, tinav tino" Il.