ἔλλοψ: Difference between revisions

|Definition=οπος, ὁ, ἡ, epith. of fish (exc. <b class="b3">ἔλλοπι κούρᾳ</b>, of Echo, Theoc. <span class="title">Syrinx</span> 18), expld. as <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">dumb</b> by Hsch. (also by <b class="b3">δασεῖς, τραχεῖς, ποικίλοι</b>), but perh. rather, <b class="b2">scaly</b> (cf. [[λεπίς]]): ἔλλοπας ἰχθῦς <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>212</span>; ἔλλοπος μυνδοῦ δίκην Lyc.1375:—also ἔλλοπος, <span class="bibl">Emp.117</span>: or ἐλλός, ἰχθύες ἐλλοί <span class="bibl">Titanomach.<span class="title">Fr.</span>4</span>; ἐλλοῖς ἰχθύσιν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>1297</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> as Subst., <b class="b2">fish</b>, in general, <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Al.</span>481</span>, Lyc.600, <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">H.</span>2.658</span>, <span class="bibl">3.55</span>,<span class="bibl">89</span>; fem., Lyc.796. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> an unknown <b class="b2">sea-fish</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>505a15</span>, etc.; also ἔλοψ, <span class="bibl">Epich.71</span>, <span class="bibl">Archestr.<span class="title">Fr.</span>11.1</span>, <span class="bibl">Matro <span class="title">Conv.</span>69</span>, Apio ap.<span class="bibl">Ath. 7.294f</span>, Plu.2.979c; identified with <b class="b3">ἱερὸς ἰχθῦς</b> by <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>8.28</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> a <b class="b2">serpent</b>, <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>490</span>.</span>