ὄρκυς

ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)

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Full diacritics: ὄρκῡς	Medium diacritics: ὄρκυς	Low diacritics: όρκυς	Capitals: ΟΡΚΥΣ
Transliteration A: órkys	Transliteration B: orkys	Transliteration C: orkys	Beta Code: o)/rkus

English (LSJ)

ῡνος, ὁ, acc. ὄρκῡν, a large kind of tunny, Anaxandr.41.62, Archestr.Fr.34.3, Arist.HA543b5, etc.; cf. ὄρκυνος.

[Seite 379] υνος, ὁ, = ὄρκυνος; Arist. H. A. 5, 10; Archestr. bei Ath. VII, 301 f.

ὄρκῡς: -ῡνος, ὁ, αἰτ. ὄρκῡν, εἶδος μεγάλου θύννου, Ἀναξανδρίδ. ἐν «Πρωτεσιλάῳ» 1. 62, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 5. 10, 5, κλ. πρβλ. ὄρκυνος.

ὄρκῡς: υνος ὁ зоол. тунец (Orcynus Thynnus) Arst.