ἐρῳδιός
From LSJ
ἀλλ' ἐσθ' ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → but death is the ultimate healer of ills
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 ».
