ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
| Full diacritics: ἰθύβῐος | Medium diacritics: ἰθύβιος | Low diacritics: ιθύβιος | Capitals: ΙΘΥΒΙΟΣ |
| Transliteration A: ithýbios | Transliteration B: ithybios | Transliteration C: ithyvios | Beta Code: i)qu/bios |
[ῑθῠ], ον, A straightforward, honest, IG5(2).474 (Megalopolis, ii/iii A.D.; εἰθ- lapis).
ἰθύβιος, -ον (Α)
ευθύς, τίμιος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἰθύς (Ι) + -βιος (< βίος), πρβλ. ισόβιος, μακρόβιος].
