ὀρφώς

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Τύχη τέχνην ὤρθωσεν, οὐ τέχνη τύχην → Artem fortuna, non ars fortunam erigit → Das Glück erhöht die Kunst und nicht die Kunst das Glück

Menander, Monostichoi, 495
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Full diacritics: ὀρφώς Medium diacritics: ὀρφώς Low diacritics: ορφώς Capitals: ΟΡΦΩΣ
Transliteration A: orphṓs Transliteration B: orphōs Transliteration C: orfos Beta Code: o)rfw/s

English (LSJ)

or ὀρφῶς (v. infr.),

   A great sea-perch, Epinephelus gigas, still called ὀρφός in Greece, Ar.V.493, Pl.Com.56, 173.13, Cratin.147, Amips.8, Arist.HA543b1, 591a11, Numen. ap. Ath.7.315b, cf. 295b, Olymp. in Grg.p.360 J. ; orphus rubens, Plin.HN32.152. (Nom. sg. -φώς Arist.HA543b1 (-φός 591a11): Hdn.Gr.1.224 has ὄρφος κοινῶς, ὀρφῶς δὲ Ἀττικῶς, cf. Hsch.; but Ath.7.315b states that nom. Att. is ὀρφώς, citing Archipp.17; gen. sg. ὀρφώ Cratin.l.c., acc. -φών Pl. Com.173.13, dat. pl. -φῷσι Id.56, Amips. l.c., acc. pl. -φώς Ar.l.c.)