ἐλέφας: Difference between revisions

|Definition=αντος, ὁ (<b class="b3">θήλεια ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Phylarch.36J.</span>): irreg. gen. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> ἐλεφάντου <span class="title">BCH</span>35.286(Delos, ii B.C.): dat. pl. -τοις <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">1 Ma.</span>1.17</span> (v.l.):—<b class="b2">elephant</b>, first mentioned by Hdt. as a native of Africa, <span class="bibl">3.114</span>,<span class="bibl">4.191</span>; ἐλέφαντος ὀδόντες <span class="bibl">Id.3.97</span>; of the Indian <b class="b2">elephant</b>, first in <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Cael.</span>298a13</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">HA</span>610a15</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Paus.1.12.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> in Hom. only of <b class="b2">elephant's tusk, ivory</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.5.583</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>141</span>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>1.27</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>373a</span>, <span class="title">GDI</span>5500, etc.: Aeol. ἐλέφαις <span class="bibl">Sapph.<span class="title">Supp.</span>20a10</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> = [[ἐλεφαντίασις]], <span class="bibl">Aret.<span class="title">SD</span>2.13</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>3.1423, Gal.15.331. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> a <b class="b2">precious stone</b>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Lap.</span>37</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">V</span> a kind of <b class="b2">cup</b>, <span class="bibl">Damox.1.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">VI</span> = [[ἐλεφάντωσις]], Apul.<span class="title">Herb.</span>36.</span>