ὀξυήκοος

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ὅνος λύρας ἀκούει κινῶν τά ὦτα → a donkey hears the lyre and wiggles its ears, caviar to the general

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Full diacritics: ὀξυήκοος Medium diacritics: ὀξυήκοος Low diacritics: οξυήκοος Capitals: ΟΞΥΗΚΟΟΣ
Transliteration A: oxyḗkoos Transliteration B: oxyēkoos Transliteration C: oksyikoos Beta Code: o)cuh/koos

English (LSJ)

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   A quick of hearing : of quick perception, keen, αἴσθησις Pl.Ti.75b ; ἰχθύες Arist.HA534a6, cf. A.D.Synt.295.23.—In codd. sts. wrongly ὀξύκοος, ὀξυκοΐα : Comp. ὀξυηκοώτερος Luc.Pr.Im.20, Porph.Abst.3.8 : Sup. ὀξυηκοώτατος prob. l. in S.E.M.9.65, for ὀξυηκούστατος.

German (Pape)

[Seite 352] scharf, sein hörend; αἴσθησις, Plat. Tim. 75 b; Sp., wie Luc. Pro imag. 20; superl. ὀξυηκούστατος, S. Emp. adv. phys. 1, 65. – S. auch ὀξύκοος.