κολυμβίς
From LSJ
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
English (LSJ)
ίδος, ἡ,
A diver, name of a bird, prob. grebe, Podiceps minor, Ar.Av.304, Arist.HA593b17, Alex.Mynd. ap. Ath.9.395d; cf. κολυμβάς 11.1: as Adj., κ. αἴθυιαι Arat.296.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1476] ίδος, ἡ, = κολυμβάς, eine Entenart; Ar. Av. 306, vgl. Ath. IX, 395 d; Arist. H. A. 8, 3.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κολυμβίς: -ίδος, ἡ, κολυμβῶσα, ὄνομα πτηνοῦ τινος δυτικοῦ, ἴσως ἡ ἀγρία νῆσσα, Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 304, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 8. 3, 15˙ πρβλ. κολυμβὰς ΙΙ. 1˙ ― ὡς ἐπίθ., κ. αἴθυιαι Ἄρατ. 296.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ίδος (ἡ) :
plongeon, oiseau.
Étymologie: κόλυμβος.
