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αὐτῇ βουλύσει

at very oxen-loosing time

Source Homer, Iliad 16.779 / Odyssey 9.58

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Etymology

Dat. of time: 'at the very hour when oxen are unyoked', i.e. early evening. Homeric phrase.

Occurrences in 1 work (1 total)

Ad Atticum 15.27 3 July 44 BC · 1 occurrence

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