ὀρφώς

English (LSJ)

or ὀρφῶς (v. infr.),

   A great sea-perch, Epinephelus gigas, still called ὀρφός in Greece, Ar.V.493, Pl.Com.56, 173.13, Cratin.147, Amips.8, Arist.HA543b1, 591a11, Numen. ap. Ath.7.315b, cf. 295b, Olymp. in Grg.p.360 J. ; orphus rubens, Plin.HN32.152. (Nom. sg. -φώς Arist.HA543b1 (-φός 591a11): Hdn.Gr.1.224 has ὄρφος κοινῶς, ὀρφῶς δὲ Ἀττικῶς, cf. Hsch.; but Ath.7.315b states that nom. Att. is ὀρφώς, citing Archipp.17; gen. sg. ὀρφώ Cratin.l.c., acc. -φών Pl. Com.173.13, dat. pl. -φῷσι Id.56, Amips. l.c., acc. pl. -φώς Ar.l.c.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 389] ὁ, = ὄρφος, wo man die Beispiele aus Ar. u. a. Com. sehe.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ὀρφώς: ὁ Arph. = ὄρφος.

Frisk Etymological English

(-ῶς), -ώ, -ών Meaning: name of a large seafish of the genus of perches, Serranus gigas [aansluiten] or Polyprion cermum (com., Arist.).
Other forms: secondary ὀρφός or ὄρφος (Arist.; after Hdn. Gr. 1, 224 ὄρφος κοινῶς, ὀρφῶς δε Ἀττικῶς).
Derivatives: ὀρφ-ίσκος m. = κίχλη as a fish name (Pancrat. Ep. ap. Ath.), -ακίνης m. young ὀρφώς (Dorio ap. Ath.), from *ὄρφαξ (cf. δέλφαξ a.o.) with ινη-suffix as δελφακ-ίνη, ἐλαφ-ίνης a.o.), -εύς m. = ὀρφώς (Marc. Sid., Alex.) with allusion to the PN (Bosshardt 94). -- Details in Thompson Fishes s.v. and Strömberg Fischnamen 21 f.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Formation like the fishnames λαγώς, -ός (prop. comp.?), ἀχαρνώς a. o. Often referring to the colour connected with ὄρφνη (s. Strömberg l.c.), but in detail unclear. Improbable supposition (for *ὀρφνο-φος v.t. ?) in WP. 2, 367. Other etymologies by Sütterlin IF 29, 126 (s. Bq and WP. l.c.) and Specht Ursprung 267 (Swed. sarv roach, Lat. sorbus sorbtree?). By Bechtel Namenst. 32 without semantic argumentation connected with ὀρφός in ὀρφο-βόται (s. ὀρφανός); or because of its isolated way of life (by Arist. described as μονήρης) ? -- Lat. LW [loanword] orphus, NHG Orf.