A.scare away birds, “ἡμεῖς δὲ . ., οὐ σοβοῦντος οὐδενὸς ἀνεπτόμεσθ᾽” Ar.Av.34; ἐπειδὴ τουτονὶ σεσοβήκαμεν (just above he had been called στροῦθος) Id.V.211; “ς. τὰς ἀλεκτρυόνας” Pl.Com. 20; οὐ σοβήσετ᾽ ἔξω τὰς ὄρνιθας ἀφ᾽ ἡμῶν; Men.167; “τέττιγας” Arist. HA556b14; “μυίας” Thphr.Char.25.5; drive along, ὥσπερ αἰπόλιον . . αὐτοὺς τῇ ῥάβδῳ ς. Luc.Cat.3; ἔχοντες ξύλα σοβοῦσι τὴν ὕλην they scare the wood (i.e. beat it so as to put up the birds), Arist.HA620a35.
2. generally, drive away, clear away, “τὴν κόνιν” X.Eq.5.5:— Pass., “τὰς ἄλλας φροντίδας . . σεσοβῆσθαι” Hp.Ep.12.
II. move rapidly or violently (cf. “σοβαρός” 1 and κυκλοσοβέω), ς. τὴν κύλικα push about the bottle, Philostr.Jun.Im.3.
2. metaph., ὁ παῖς σοβείτω τοῖς ποτηρίοις let him ply [the guests] with cups (cf. “πατάσσω” 11.2), Amphis 18.
3. metaph. also in Pass., to be agitated, excited, Philostr.VS1.21.5; “σεσόβηται ἐρωτικῶς” Id.Im.1.8; γυνὴ σεσοβημένη 'forward' (of Opinion personified), Hp.Ep.15; “σεσοβημένος οἴστρῳ” AP6.219 (Antip.); σες. πρὸς δόξαν all in a fever for glory, Plu.Pomp. 29; “σες. περί τι” Ph.1.131; ῥυθμὸς σες. hurried, wild, Longin.41.1; “σες. κίνησις” Ph.2.267.