bird
From LSJ
ὡς αἰεὶ τὸν ὁμοῖον ἄγει θεὸς ὡς τὸν ὁμοῖον → how God ever brings like men together | birds of a feather flock together | how the god always leads like to like | as ever, god brings like and like together | as always the god brings like to like
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. ὄρνις, ὁ or ἡ, Ar. and P. ὄρνεον, τό.
For various names of birds, see Ar., Av. 302, 303, 304.
Bird of prey: Ar. and P. οἰωνός, ὁ.
Bird of omen: P. and V. ὄρνις, ὁ or ἡ, οἰωνός, ὁ.
Birds of the air: P. and V. τὰ πτηνά (Plat.), V. πετεινά, τά (Eur., Frag.), πτερωτοί, οἱ.
Of a bird, adj.: Ar. and P. ὀρνίθειος (Xen.).
Dear to birds, adj.: V. φίλορνις.
Love of birds, subs.: Ar. φιλορνιθία, ἡ.
Destroying birds, adj.: V. οἰωνοκτόνος.
Catch birds, v. intrans.: P. ὀρνιθεύειν (Xen.).
