tri-avrmeno" , on , with three sails or masts, Luc.
triav"
triav" , avdo", hJ , ( trei`" ) the number three, a triad, Plat.
tribakov"
triØba±kov" , hv, ovn , ( trivbw ) rubbed, worn, Anth ., Luc.
Triballoiv
TriØballoiv , oiJ , the Triballi, a people on the borders of Thrace; as a Comic name for barbarian gods, Ar. : - Adj. Triballikov" , hv, ovn , Hdt.
tribelhv"
triØ-belhv" , ev" , ( bevlo" ) three-pointed, Anth.
tribhv
triØbhv , hJ , ( trivbw ) a rubbing or wearing away, wasting, Aesch.
II.
practice,
as
opp. to
theory,
Xen.
: also
mere practice, routine,
as
opp. to
true art,
Plat.
III.
that about which one is busied,
an
object of care,
Lat.
cura
,
Aesch.
IV.
of Time,
a spending,
Soph
.,
Plat.
;
ajxivan tribh;n e[cei
‘tis time well spent,
Aesch.
;
bivo" oujk a[cari" ej" th;n tribhvn
a life pleasant enough in
the spending,
Ar.
2. delay, putting off, ej" triba;" ejla`n to seek delays, Soph .; triba;" porivzein Ar .; and with the Verb omitted, mh; triba;" e[ti no more delays, Soph.
tribolektravpelo"
triØbol-ektravpelo" »a±1/4, on ; in Ar. tribolektravpela stwmuvllein to deal in coarse rude jests.
trivbolo"
triv-bolo" »iØ1/4, on , = triØ-belhv" : as Subst. a caltrop, i.e. a three-spiked implement, formed so that one of the spikes must point upwards, used to lame the enemys horses, Plut.
2.
a prickly plant, a burr, thistle,
N.T.
II.
trivboloi, oiJ
,
a threshing-machine, boards with sharp stones fixed in the bottom,
Anth.
trivbo"
trivbo" »iØ1/4, hJ , and oJ , a worn or beaten track, the high road, highway, Hdt ., Eur. : a footpath, Xen.
II.
rubbing, attrition,
Aesch.
III.
metaph.
delay,
Id.
trivbw, TRI vBW
TRI vBW , f. trivyw : aor. I e[triya , inf. tri`yai : pf. tevtriØfa :— Pass. , f. triØbhvsomai and tetrivyomai : aor. I ejtrivfqhn : aor. 2 ejtrivbhn »iØ1/4 : pf. tevtrimmai , Ion. 3 pl. tetrivfa±tai :— to rub: to rub or thresh corn, Il.; moclo;n tri`yai ejn ojfqalmw`/ to work round the stake in his eye, Od.; cruso;n basavnw/ tr . to rub it on a touchstone, so as to test its purity ( cf. paratrivbw ), Theogn. :— Med. , crhsthrivoi" ejn toi`sde trivbesqai muvdo" to rub ones pollution upon these shrines, pollute them with it, Aesch.
2.
to rub down, grind, pound,
Ar
.,
etc.
3.
to crush,
bovtrun
Id.
II.
to wear out by rubbing:
Pass
., of a road,
to wear
or
tread it smooth,
ajtrapo;" tetrimmevnh