bird
From LSJ
ὡς χαρίεν ἄνθρωπος, ὅταν ἄνθρωπος ᾖ → how graceful is man when he is really a man | what a fine thing a human is, when truly human
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. ὄρνις, ὁ or ἡ, Ar. and P. ὄρνεον, τό.
for various names of birds, see Ar., Av. 302, 303, 304.
bird of prey: Ar. and P. οἰωνός, ὁ.
bird of omen: P. and V. ὄρνις, ὁ or ἡ, οἰωνός, ὁ.
birds of the air: P. and V. τὰ πτηνά (Plat.), V. πετεινά, τά (Eur., Frag.), πτερωτοί, οἱ.
of a bird, adj.: Ar. and P. ὀρνίθειος (Xen.).
dear to birds, adj.: V. φίλορνις.
love of birds, subs.: Ar. φιλορνιθία, ἡ.
destroying birds, adj.: V. οἰωνοκτόνος.
catch birds, v. intrans.: P. ὀρνιθεύειν (Xen.).
