ἀραβέω

arabeo

rattle, ring

Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀραβέω [ᾰρ], (ἄραβος) A. rattle, ring, Hom. (mostly in Il.), always of armour, δούπησεν δὲ πεσὼν ἀράβησε δὲ τεύχεʼ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ Il. 5.42, al.; of the teeth, gnash, Theoc. 22.126; ἀραβεῖ δʼ ἁ γνάθος Epich. 21.2. 2. trans., gnash, grind, ὀδόντας Hes. Sc. 249, A.R. 2.281.
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