βουκονιστήριον

βουκονιστήριον

Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: `arena for bulls' (IGRom. 3, 484, Oenoanda II^p).

Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]

Etymology: For κονιστήριον (Vitr., Pergamon) cf. κονίστρα `arena'. Heberdey-Kalinka, Reisen in südwestl. Kleinasien 2, 70. (Against = βυκανιστήριον Robert, Hellenika 3(1946)149f.)

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