ἕρπης

English (LSJ)

ητος, ὁ, (ἕρπω)

   A shingles, Hp.Prorrh.2.11 (pl.); ἕ. ἐσθιόμενοι Id.Aph.5.22:—also ἑρπήν, ῆνος, ὁ, Ph.2.64 ; ἑρπήνη, ἡ, EM377.7.    II ἕρπης, ητος, ὁ, name of an animal (snake ?), Plin.HN30.116, prob. in Philum.Ven.19.1 (ὅπητες cod.).