| |Definition=(so Hdn.Gr.2.936, [[ἰχθῦς]] and [[ἰχθύς]] freq. in codd.), ἰχθύος, ὁ, acc. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> ἰχθύν <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">Fr.</span>306</span>, cf. Hdn.Gr.<span class="bibl">1.416</span>, <span class="bibl">Choerob.<span class="title">in Theod.</span>1.383</span>, in late Poets also ἰχθύα <span class="title">AP</span>9.227 (Bianor), <span class="bibl">Theoc.21.45</span>: voc. [[ἰχθύ]] <span class="bibl">Erinn. 1</span>, <span class="bibl">Crates Com.14</span>: pl. ἰχθύες <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>109e</span>, etc., ἰχθῦς <span class="bibl">Alex.261.9</span>, acc. [[ἰχθύας]], contr. ἰχθῦς <span class="bibl">Od.5.53</span>, both forms being used in Com., [[ἰχθῦς]] <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>1068</span>, <span class="bibl">Archipp.29</span>, -ύας <span class="bibl">Antiph.68.12</span>, <span class="bibl">Ephipp.21</span>; codd. vary in <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>564b19</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PA</span>644a21</span>, <span class="bibl">D.S.5.3</span>, <span class="bibl">Str.8.3.19</span>, etc.; -ῦς <span class="title">SIG</span>997.1 (Smyrna, perhaps i B.C.); -ύας <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>1123.9</span> (Aug.), etc.: dual ἰχθῦ <span class="bibl">Antiph.194.15</span>:—[[fish]], [[ὠμηστής]] <span class="bibl">Il.24.82</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">21.122</span>, al., cf. <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>277</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.93</span>,<span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>1297</span>,etc.: [[proverb|prov.]], [[ἀφωνότερος τῶν ἰχθύων]] or [[ἰχθύος ἀφωνότερος]] or [[ἄφωνος ὡς ἰχθύς]] <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Gall.</span>1</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">M.</span>2.18</span>: metaph., of a [[stupid fellow]], [[speechless]], [[dumber than fish]], [[magis mutus ipsis piscibus]], [[mutus ipsis piscibus]], Plu.2.975b. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> in plural, [[οἱ ἰχθύες]] = the [[fish-market]] at Athens, [[παρὰ τοὺς ἰχθῦς]] <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>1068</span>; [[ἐν τοῖς ἰχθύσι]] <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">V.</span>789</span>, <span class="bibl">Antiph.125.1</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> pl. [[Ἰχθύες]], the constellation [[Pisces]], Eudox. ap. <span class="bibl">Hipparch.1.2.3</span>; ἰ. Διός <span class="bibl">Porph. <span class="title">Antr.</span>22</span>. ([[ἱχθύς]] Att. acc. to Gell.2.3.2.) [ῡ in disyll. cases, nom. -ῡς <span class="bibl">Il.21.127</span>, <span class="bibl">Damox.2.20</span>, <span class="bibl">Archestr.<span class="title">Fr.</span>52</span> ([[ἰχθῦς οὖσα]] should be read for [[ἰχθὺς ἐοῦσα]] in <span class="bibl">Matro <span class="title">Conv.</span>35</span>), acc. -ῡν <span class="bibl">Pherecr.120</span>, <span class="bibl">Antiph.166.7</span>, <span class="bibl">Archestr.<span class="title">Fr.</span>28</span>, but -ῠν <span class="bibl">Theoc.21.49</span>, and apptly. Pi. [[l.c.]]: ῠ in trisyll. cases and in all compds.] (Cf. Lith. <b class="b2">žuvìs</b>, Arm. [[jukn]], 'fish'.)</span> | | |Definition=(so Hdn.Gr.2.936, [[ἰχθῦς]] and [[ἰχθύς]] freq. in codd.), ἰχθύος, ὁ, acc.<br><span class="bld">A</span> ἰχθύν Pi.''Fr.''306, cf. Hdn.Gr.1.416, Choerob.''in Theod.''1.383, in late Poets also [[ἰχθύα]] ''AP''9.227 (Bianor), Theoc.21.45: voc. [[ἰχθύ]] Erinn. 1, Crates Com.14: pl. ἰχθύες [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Phaedo|Phd.]]'' 109e, etc., ἰχθῦς Alex.261.9, acc. [[ἰχθύας]], contr. ἰχθῦς Od.5.53, both forms being used in Com., [[ἰχθῦς]] Ar.''Ra.''1068, Archipp.29, -ύας Antiph.68.12, Ephipp.21; codd. vary in [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[Historia Animalium|HA]]''564b19, ''PA''644a21, [[Diodorus Siculus|D.S.]]5.3, Str.8.3.19, etc.; -ῦς ''SIG''997.1 (Smyrna, perhaps i B.C.); -ύας ''BGU''1123.9 (Aug.), etc.: dual ἰχθῦ Antiph.194.15:—[[fish]], [[ὠμηστής]] Il.24.82, cf. 21.122, al., cf. Hes.''Op.''277, [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]2.93,[[Sophocles|S.]]''[[Ajax|Aj.]]''1297,etc.: [[proverb|prov.]], [[ἀφωνότερος τῶν ἰχθύων]] or [[ἰχθύος ἀφωνότερος]] or [[ἄφωνος ὡς ἰχθύς]] Luc.''Gall.''1, cf. S.E.''M.''2.18: metaph., of a [[stupid fellow]], [[speechless]], [[dumber than fish]], [[magis mutus ipsis piscibus]], [[mutus ipsis piscibus]], Plu.2.975b.<br><span class="bld">II</span> in plural, [[οἱ ἰχθύες]] = the [[fish-market]] at Athens, [[παρὰ τοὺς ἰχθῦς]] Ar.''Ra.''1068; [[ἐν τοῖς ἰχθύσι]] Id.''V.''789, Antiph.125.1.<br><span class="bld">III</span> pl. [[Ἰχθύες]], the constellation [[Pisces]], Eudox. ap. Hipparch.1.2.3; ἰ. Διός Porph. ''Antr.''22. ([[ἱχθύς]] Att. acc. to Gell.2.3.2.) [ῡ in disyll. cases, nom. -ῡς Il.21.127, Damox.2.20, Archestr.''Fr.''52 ([[ἰχθῦς οὖσα]] should be read for [[ἰχθὺς ἐοῦσα]] in Matro ''Conv.''35), acc. -ῡν Pherecr.120, Antiph.166.7, Archestr.''Fr.''28, but -ῠν Theoc.21.49, and apptly. Pi. [[l.c.]]: ῠ in trisyll. cases and in all compds.] (Cf. Lith. žuvìs, Arm. jukn, 'fish'.) |