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ἰχθῠ-ηρός

ichthueros

fishy, scaly

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  • Esdras II 1 · 0.84/10k

What it meant — LSJ

fishy, scaly, foul, dirty, of the fish kind, fish, tax on fish

fishy, scaly, i.e. foul, dirty, πινακίσκοι Ar. Pl. 814, Fr. 532; ἔλαιον Ph. Bel. 90.19; ζωμός Luc. Lex. 5; οὐκ ἔστιν ἰχθυηρόν nothing of the fish kind, Diph. 32.21; ἡ πύλη ἡ ἰ. the fish-gate, LXX Ne. 3.3:—Subst., ἰχθῠηρά, ἡ, tax on fish, UPZ 110.98 (ii B.C.), PFay. 42 (a) v 2 (ii A.D.).

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