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σκολόπαξ

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Ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε θηρίον θεός → Whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god

Aristotle, Politics, 1253a25
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Full diacritics: σκολόπαξ Medium diacritics: σκολόπαξ Low diacritics: σκολόπαξ Capitals: ΣΚΟΛΟΠΑΞ
Transliteration A: skolópax Transliteration B: skolopax Transliteration C: skolopaks Beta Code: skolo/pac

English (LSJ)

ᾰκος, ὁ, prob.

   A = ἀσκαλώπας, Arist.HA614a33, prob. cj. for σπάλακα in Thphr.Sign.49. [scolōpax in Nemesian.Aucup.21.]

German (Pape)

[Seite 902] ακος, ὁ, eine große Schnepfe, wahrscheinlich die Waldschnepfe, Arist. H. A. 9, 8, auch σκολῶπαξ geschrieben u. ἀσκάλωψ, ἀσκαλώπας.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

σκολόπᾰξ: -ᾰκος, ὁ, ἴσως ἡ ξυλόκοττα, εἶδος μπεκάτσας, Scolopax rusticola, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 8. 8, 12· scolõpax παρὰ τῷ Nemesean. Aucup. 21· καὶ ὁ Ἀριστ. δὲ ἔχει ἀσκαλώπας, ὃ ἴδε, Ἡσύχ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ακος (ὁ) :
sorte de bécasse, oiseau.
Étymologie: σκόλοψ.