ἐρῳδιός
πρὸς ἀλέξησιν τραπομένους → preparing to defend themselves
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A heron, Il.10.274, Epich.46, Semon.9, Ar.Av.886, Call. Aet.Oxy.2080.64, Clitarch.22 J., Ant.Lib.7.7, etc.:—also ῥῳδιός, Hippon.63, and ἀρῳδιός (q. v.):—Aristotle mentions three kinds : ὁ πέλλος, prob. common heron, Ardea cinerea ; ὁ λευκός, egret, A. alba, gazetta; ὁ ἀστερίας, bittern, A. Stellaris, HA609b21 : the ἐρῳδιός in Il.l.c. (cf. Ael.NA1.1) was prob. a shearwater. (ἐρωδιός freq. in codd., even in Pap. of Call.l.c. (ii A. D.), but ἐρῳδιός (with ωι and oxyt.) Hdn.Gr.2.924 and codd. Hom.)
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦ (ὁ) :
héron, oiseau.
Étymologie: DELG cf. serbe róda « cigogne ».
English (Autenrieth)
heron, Il. 10.274†.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: heron (Κ 274)
Other forms: thus Hdn. Gr. 2, 924 and most mss.; also (mss. and pap.) ἐρωδιός; also ῥωδιώς (Hippon. 63) and ἀρωδιός (LXX as v. l.). Worthless ++ἐρωγάς ἐρωδιός H.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Ending as in αἰγωλιὸς, αἰγυπιός, χαραδριός and other bird names. The resemblance with Lat. ardea heron cannot be a coincidence; further cf. Serb. róda stork; very doubtful however ONord. arta Kriekente. Is the writing with ι adscriptum secondary (after the nouns in -ίδιος with influence of ἔρως, ἐρωή? Solmsen Unt. 75f.); on the loss of the anlauting vowel in ῥωδιός Strömberg Wortstudien 44. - Cf. Pok. 68.
