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... Greek bos ' , he said , ' means " ox " or " heifer " , poros means " ford " . Like Oxford ? ' Exactly . ' In this ... Greek bos means " ox " or " heifer " : there is no such word in Greek as bos , which is Latin . The Greek form is bous ...
... Greek bos ' , he said , ' means " ox " or " heifer " , poros means " ford " . Like Oxford ? ' Exactly . ' In this ... Greek bos means " ox " or " heifer " : there is no such word in Greek as bos , which is Latin . The Greek form is bous ...
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... Greek lexicon , and had nothing to do with my classical scholar who , when he saw the piece in print , told me that the word should indeed have been bous . However , he went on , ' the Greek name of the strait is Bosporus , not ...
... Greek lexicon , and had nothing to do with my classical scholar who , when he saw the piece in print , told me that the word should indeed have been bous . However , he went on , ' the Greek name of the strait is Bosporus , not ...
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... Greek sense of the word ' - could ignore them . However , ' in the strict Greek sense ' idiótes did not mean ' fool ' , as Professor Martin's use of ' idiot ' suggests : it meant a private citizen as distinct from soneone involved in ...
... Greek sense of the word ' - could ignore them . However , ' in the strict Greek sense ' idiótes did not mean ' fool ' , as Professor Martin's use of ' idiot ' suggests : it meant a private citizen as distinct from soneone involved in ...
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