[162] πόρτιος κτλ.: calf or cow, beast young or old.
βοσκομενάων: feeding, pastured. The pl. unites the two preceding nouns; or the partic. is attracted from the case of “βουσί” to that of “πόρτιος” and “βοός”.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books IV-VI. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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