ὄρπαξ
From LSJ
πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὄστρεια παρὰ Νηρεῖ τινι ἰδὼν γέροντι φυκί ἠμφιεσμένα ἔλαβον ἐχίνους τ' ἐστὶ γὰρ προοίμιον δείπνου χαριέντως ταῦτα πεπρυτανευμένου → So first I spotted oysters wrapped in seaweed at the shop of some old Nereus, and sea urchins, which I bought; these were the appetizers for a delightfully managed dinner
German (Pape)
[Seite 386] ακος, ὁ, dor. = ὄρπηξ, Theocr. 7, 146. – Hesych. erkl. ὅρπαξ auch θρασὺς ἄνεμος (?).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὄρπαξ: «θρασὺς ἄνεμος» Ἡσύχ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
dor. c. ὅρπηξ.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: ?
Meaning: θρασὺς ἄνεμος H.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Furnée 327f. compares Ὄρπα Ε᾽ρινυς H. and ῎Οριψα ᾽Ερινύς H. (with anaptyctic vowel) and ἁπάζω. Prob. Pre-Greek.
