LOGOI

The corpus record

ἔλλοψ

ellops

fish

Generated live from the audited corpus — every figure on this page is a database query, not prose from memory.

Where it lives

What it meant

1. ἔλλοψ · ellops — Beekes

ἔλλοψ;» -οπος [m.] 1. poetical epithet of ἰχθῦς (Hes. Sc. 212), in this function also ἔλλοπος (Emp. 117) and ἐλλός (S. Aj. 1297, Ath. 277d); also of κούρα (Theoc. Syrinx 18); 2. poetical for ‘fish’ in general (Lyc.); 3. name of a large, rare and expensive fish, which is compared (and identified) with the sturgeon (Arist.); in this mg. usually written ἔλοψ (Epich., Archestr., Plu.), Lat. (A)elops; 4. name of a snake … — [Beekes, s.v. ἔλλοψ, p. 460]

2. ἔλλοψ · ellops — Chantraine

ἔλλοψ, ἔλλοπος, ἔλοψ, etc. : ἔλλοψ est épithète de ἰχθῦς (Hés., Bouclier 212), puis employé au sens de poisson (Lys., Nic, Opp., etc.). Sens déjà controversé chez les Anciens : «porteur d'écailles » ou «muet» (ce dernier sens évidemment chez Théoc., Syrinx 18, épithète de κούρα, à propos d'Écho). Comme épithète des poissons on a en outre ἔλλοπος (Emp. 117) et ἐλλός (S., Aj. 1297, le mot étant pris à la Tilanomachie, … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἔλλοψ, p. 355]

3. ἔλλοψ · ellops — LSJ

dumb, scaly

epith. of fish (exc. ἔλλοπι κούρᾳ, of Echo, Theoc. Syrinx 18), expld. as dumb by Hsch. (also by δασεῖς, τραχεῖς, ποικίλοι), but perh. rather, scaly (cf. λεπίς): ἔλλοπας ἰχθῦς Hes. Sc. 212; ἔλλοπος μυνδοῦ δίκην Lyc. 1375:—also ἔλλοπος, Emp. 117: or ἐλλός, ἰχθύες ἐλλοί Titanomach. Fr. 4; ἐλλοῖς ἰχθύσιν S. Aj. 1297.

II fish

as Subst., fish, in general, Nic. Al. 481, Lyc. 600, Opp. H. 2.658, 3.55, 89; fem., Lyc. 796.

2 sea-fish

an unknown sea-fish, Arist. HA 505a15, etc.; also ἔλοψ, Epich. 71, Archestr. Fr. 11.1, Matro Conv. 69, Apio ap. Ath. 7.294f, Plu. Sollert. 2.979c; identified with ἱερὸς ἰχθῦς by Ael. NA 8.28.

3 serpent

a serpent, Nic. Th. 490.

In the wild

Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ἔλλοψ (scan pp. 460-461; entry #2030).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἔλλοψ (scan p. 355; entry #2451).

Downloads

Word record (JSON)·Concordance (CSV)·Frequencies (CSV)·Cite (BibTeX)

CC BY 4.0 with receipt attribution — every file carries its license line. What is exportable

Ask the librarian

Ask about ἔλλοψ →