I.to tend cattle, Il.:—Pass. of cattle, to range the fields, graze, id=Il
2.of persons, to tend, serve, worship, Ar.: Mid., τόνδε βουκολούμενος πόνον being constantly engaged in this toil, Aesch.
II.metaph. to delude, beguile, id=Aesch.; Mid., ἐλπίσι βουκολοῦμαι I feed myself on hopes, cheat myself with them, Eur.