ἐγκρασίχολος
ἀκίνδυνοι δ' ἀρεταὶ οὔτε παρ' ἀνδράσιν οὔτ' ἐν ναυσὶ κοίλαις τίμιαι → but excellence without danger is honored neither among men nor in hollow ships
English (LSJ)
[ῐ], a small fish, anchovy, European anchovy Arist.HA569b27, Call.Fr. 38, Ael.NA8.18.
German (Pape)
[Seite 709] ὁ (mit Galle gemischt), ein kleiner Fisch, wie die Sardelle, Arist. H. A. 6, 15; vgl. Ael. H. A. 8, 18 u. Ath. VII, 285 a.
Spanish (DGE)
(ἐγκρᾱσίχολος) -ου, ὁ
• Prosodia: [-ῐ-]
1 ict., un tipo de boquerón, Engraulis encrasicholus Arist.HA 569b27, Fr.302, 309, Call.Fr.406.
2 ref. pers. irascible, colérico Phot.ε 61.
• Etimología: Quizá formado sobre ἐν κρασί (< κρατί c. asibilación) τὴν χολὴν (ἔχων), porque tienen las entrañas muy cerca de la cabeza.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (ὁ) :
anchois, poisson.
Étymologie: ἐγκεράννυμι, χολή.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐγκρασίχολος: ὁ зоол. анчоус (Engraulis encrasicholus) Arst.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐγκρᾱσίχολος: ὁ, εἶδος μικροῦ ἰχθύος, συνώνυμ. τῷ ἐγγραυλὶς (ἢ ἔγγραυλις) κοινῶς χαψί, Ἀριστ. Ἱστ. Ζ. 6. 15, 9, ἴδε Κοραῆ σημ. εἰς Ξενοκρ. σ. 168.
Greek Monolingual
ἐγκρασίχολος, ο (Α)
η εγγραυλίς, το χαψί.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: kind of anchovy (Arist.)
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: Because the intestines are attached to the head? Thompson, Fishes s.v.
Wikipedia EN
The European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) is a forage fish somewhat related to the herring. It is a type of anchovy; anchovies are placed in the family Engraulidae. It lives off the coasts of Europe and Africa, including in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov. It is fished by humans throughout much of its range.