"πῶυ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πῶυ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɔ̂ː.y/, /ˈpo.y/, /ˈpo.i/, /pɔ̂ː.y/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpo.y/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpo.y/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpo.y/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpo.i/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *poh₂yu, from *peh₂- (“to protect”), whence also ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd, herdsmen”). Cognate with Sanskrit पायु (pāyú, “guard, protector”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*poh₂yu}} Proto-Indo-European *poh₂yu, {{cog|sa|पायु||guard, protector|tr=pāyú}} Sanskrit पायु (pāyú, “guard, protector”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|πώεος|n|third|head=πῶῠ}} πῶῠ • (pôŭ) n (genitive πώεος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πῶῠ|εως|AS=πῶῠ|NS=πῶῠ|VS=πῶῠ|dial=epi}} Forms: πῶῠ [canonical], pôŭ [romanization], πώεος [genitive], Epic declension-3 [table-tags], πῶῠ [nominative, singular], πώει [dual, nominative], πώη [nominative, plural], πώεᾰ [nominative, plural], πώεος [genitive, singular], πωέοιῐν [dual, genitive], πώεων [genitive, plural], πώει [dative, singular], πωέοιῐν [dative, dual], πωέεσσῐ [dative, plural], πωέεσσῐν [dative, plural], πωέεσῐ [dative, plural], πωέεσῐν [dative, plural], πώεσῐ [dative, plural], πώεσῐν [dative, plural], pōéessĭ [dative, plural], pōéessĭn [dative, plural], pōéesĭ [dative, plural], pōéesĭn [dative, plural], pṓesĭ [dative, plural], pṓesĭn [dative, plural], πῶῠ [accusative, singular], πώει [accusative, dual], πώη [accusative, plural], πώεᾰ [accusative, plural], πῶῠ [singular, vocative], πώει [dual, vocative], πώη [plural, vocative], πώεᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. flock of sheep
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          "text": "ἀρνειῷ μιν ἔγωγε ἐΐσκω πηγεσιμάλλῳ,\nὅς τ᾽ οἰῶν μέγα πῶυ διέρχεται ἀργεννάων."
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          "text": "ἀρνειῷ μιν ἔγωγε ἐΐσκω πηγεσιμάλλῳ,\nὅς τ᾽ οἰῶν μέγα πῶυ διέρχεται ἀργεννάων."
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}

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