βωστρέω

A. call on, esp. call to aid, βωστρεῖν δὲ Κραταιΐν Od. 12.124, cf. Ar. Pax 1146, al., Theoc. 5.64; cry after, ἁ Κύπρις τὸν Ἔρωτα . . ἐβώστρει Mosch. 1.1; β. τινὶ ποιεῖν τι Opp. C. 4.293: abs., τὰ δ’ ἐσίγα, τὰ δ’ ἐβώστρει, of birds, Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 7.8. (Formed from βοάω, cf. ἐλαστρέω, καλιστρέω.)