ἔποψ

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πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὄστρεια παρὰ Νηρεῖ τινι ἰδὼν γέροντι φυκί ἠμφιεσμένα ἔλαβον ἐχίνους τ' ἐστὶ γὰρ προοίμιον δείπνου χαριέντως ταῦτα πεπρυτανευμένου → So first I spotted oysters wrapped in seaweed at the shop of some old Nereus, and sea urchins, which I bought; these were the appetizers for a delightfully managed dinner

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Full diacritics: ἔποψ Medium diacritics: ἔποψ Low diacritics: έποψ Capitals: ΕΠΟΨ
Transliteration A: épops Transliteration B: epops Transliteration C: epops Beta Code: e)/poy

English (LSJ)

οπος, ὁ,

   A hoopoe, Upupa epops, so called from its cry, Epich. 166, Ar.Av.226, Arist.HA615a16, Ant.Lib.11.10, etc.; ἐπόπτην ἔποπα τῶν αὑτοῦ κακῶν A.Fr.304.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1011] οπος, ὁ, der Wiedehopf, nach seinem Rufe benannt, wie das lat. upupa, vgl. Aeschyl. (fr. 291) bei Arist. H. A. 9, 49 two ein Wortspiel gemacht ist, ἐπόπτης τῶν αὑτοῦ κακῶν, mit Anspielung auf die Verwandlung des Tereus); Ar. Av. u. sonst. – Bei Hesych. auch = ἐπόπτης.