ἀλλάβης

διὰ λαμπροτάτου βαίνοντες ἁβρῶς αἰθέρος → passing lightly through clear-shining air (Euripides, Medea 829)

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Full diacritics: ἀλλάβης	Medium diacritics: ἀλλάβης	Low diacritics: αλλάβης	Capitals: ΑΛΛΑΒΗΣ
Transliteration A: allábēs	Transliteration B: allabēs	Transliteration C: allavis	Beta Code: a)lla/bhs

English (LSJ)

-ητος, ἡ, v. ἀλάβης.

Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: Nile fish, Labeo Niloticus (Str.)
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: From Egypt. repi or lepi, Thompson Fishes s.v. - Fur. 145 etc. connects ἔλλοψ and ἀλλοπὶης and concludes that it is rather a substr. word (the ἀλλάβης must not be an Eg. fish).
See also: ἔλοψ