ἰχθῦς
English (LSJ)
(so Hdn.Gr.2.936, -ῦς and -ύς freq. in codd.), ύος, ὁ, acc.
A ἰχθύν Pi.Fr.306, cf. Hdn.Gr.1.416, Choerob.in Theod.1.383, in late Poets also ἰχθύα AP9.227 (Bianor), Theoc.21.45: voc. ἰχθύ Erinn. 1, Crates Com.14: pl. ἰχθύες Pl.Phd.109e, etc., ἰχθῦς Alex.261.9, acc. ἰχθύας, contr. ἰχθῦς Od.5.53, both forms being used in Com., -ῦς Ar.Ra.1068, Archipp.29, -ύας Antiph.68.12, Ephipp.21; codd. vary in Arist.HA564b19, PA644a21, D.S.5.3, Str.8.3.19, etc.; -ῦς SIG997.1 (Smyrna, perh. i B.C.); -ύας BGU1123.9 (Aug.), etc.: dual ἰχθῦ Antiph.194.15:—fish, ὠμηστής Il.24.82, cf. 21.122, al., cf. Hes.Op.277, Hdt.2.93,S.Aj.1297,etc.: prov., ἀφωνότερος τῶν ἰχθύων or ἰχθύος ἀφωνότερος or ἄφωνος ὡς ἰχθύς Luc.Gall.1, cf. S.E.M.2.18: metaph., of a stupid fellow, speechless, dumber than fish, magis mutus ipsis piscibus, mutus ipsis piscibus, Plu.2.975b. II in pl., οἱ ἰχθύες the fish-market at Athens, παρὰ τοὺς ἰχθῦς Ar.Ra.1068; ἐν τοῖς ἰχθύσι Id.V.789, Antiph.125.1. III pl., the constellation Pisces, Eudox. ap. Hipparch.1.2.3; ἰ. Διός Porph. Antr.22. (ἱχθύς Att. acc. to Gell.2.3.2.) [ῡ in disyll. cases, nom. -ῡς Il.21.127, Damox.2.20, Archestr.Fr.52 (ἰχθῦς οὖσα shd. be read for ἰχθὺς ἐοῦσα in Matro Conv.35), acc. -ῡν Pherecr.120, Antiph.166.7, Archestr.Fr.28, but -ῠν Theoc.21.49, and apptly. Pi. l.c.: ῠ in trisyll. cases and in all compds.] (Cf. Lith. žuvìs, Arm. jukn, 'fish'.)
