ὄρπαξ
From LSJ
ὥσπερ σελήνη γ' ἡλίῳ· τὴν μὲν χρόαν ἰδεῖν ὁμοιόν ἔστι θάλπει δ' οὐδαμῶς → like the moon to the sun: its color is similar to the eye, but it does not give off any heat
German (Pape)
[Seite 386] ακος, ὁ, dor. = ὄρπηξ, Theocr. 7, 146. – Hesych. erkl. ὅρπαξ auch θρασὺς ἄνεμος (?).
French (Bailly abrégé)
dor. c. ὅρπηξ.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὄρπαξ: «θρασὺς ἄνεμος» Ἡσύχ.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: ?
Meaning: θρασὺς ἄνεμος H.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Furnée 327f. compares Ὄρπα Ε᾽ρινυς H. and ῎Οριψα ᾽Ερινύς H. (with anaptyctic vowel) and ἁπάζω. Prob. Pre-Greek.
