ἑρπετόν

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Menander, Monostichoi, 70
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Full diacritics: ἑρπετόν Medium diacritics: ἑρπετόν Low diacritics: ερπετόν Capitals: ΕΡΠΕΤΟΝ
Transliteration A: herpetón Transliteration B: herpeton Transliteration C: erpeton Beta Code: e(rpeto/n

English (LSJ)

Aeol.perh. ὄρπετον (q.v.), τό, (ἕρπω)

   A beast or animal which goes on all fours, Od.4.418 ; πᾶν ἑ. πληγῇ νέμεται Heraclit.11 ; ἑρπετὰ ὅσσα τρέφει μέλαινα γαῖα Alcm.60.3; ὄφις καὶ σαύρας καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα τῶν ἑρπετῶν Hdt.4.183 ; τοῖς μὲν ἄλλοις ἑρπετοῖς πόδας ἔδωκεν.., ἀνθρώπῳ δὲ καὶ χεῖρας X.Mem.1.4.11 ; ἑρπετά, opp. πετεινά, Hdt.1.140, cf. Theoc.15.118, A.R.4.1240: generally, ἑ. οὐδὲ γυνή Call.Jov.13 ; πυκινώτατον ἑ., of a hound, Pi.Fr.106 ; of insects, Semon.13, Nic.Fr. 74.46.    II creeping thing, reptile, esp. snake, E.Andr.269, Theoc. 24.57 ; περὶ κιναδέων τε καὶ ἑ. Democr.259 ; ἑρπετά τε καὶ δάκετα <πάντα> Ar.Av.1069 ; of the monster Typhoeus, with a snake's body, Pi.P.1.25.    2 as Adj., creeping, κακὸν ἑ. πρᾶγμα POxy.1060.7 (vi A. D.); τὰ ἑ. θηρία Philum.Ven.10.1.