"βίσβη" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /bíz.bɛː/, /ˈβiz.βi/, /ˈviz.vi/, /bíz.bɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈbiz.be̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈβiz.βi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈviz.vi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈviz.vi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Unknown. Probably from Messapic. Etymology templates: {{unk|grc}} Unknown, {{der|grc|cms|-}} Messapic Head templates: {{grc-noun|βῐ́σβη|βῐ́σβης|f|first}} βῐ́σβη • (bĭ́sbē) f (genitive βῐ́σβης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|βῐ́σβη|ης}} Forms: βῐ́σβη [canonical], bĭ́sbē [romanization], βῐ́σβης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ βῐ́σβη [nominative, singular], βῐ́σβᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ βῐ́σβαι [nominative, plural], τῆς βῐ́σβης [genitive, singular], βῐ́σβαιν [dual, genitive], βῐσβῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ βῐ́σβῃ [dative, singular], βῐ́σβαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς βῐ́σβαις [dative, plural], τὴν βῐ́σβην [accusative, singular], βῐ́σβᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς βῐ́σβᾱς [accusative, plural], βῐ́σβη [singular, vocative], βῐ́σβᾱ [dual, vocative], βῐ́σβαι [plural, vocative], βίσβης [alternative]
  1. (in Messapic) pruning hook, billhook Derived forms: Βισβαῖα (Bisbaîa)
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