Lexicon / G6704
βύω
buō
  • to plug

STEPBible TBESG

Glosses: to plug

1. to stuff ,

2. with genitive rei, to stuff full of , only in Pass. νήματος βεβυσμένος stuffed full of spun-work or yarn, (Odyssey by Homer); τὸ στόμα ἐβέβυστο [i.e. χρυσοῦ] (Herdotus Historicus)

3. with dative rei, to stop or bung up with, plug : Pass. σπογγίωι βεβυσμένος (Aristophanes Comicus)

4. absolute, βεβ. τὰ ὦτα deaf , (Lucian) (ML)