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Ὀπῐκοί

*opikoi · οἱ

the Opici, Osci (Opsci, their country

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Ὀπῐκοί · Opikoi — LSJ

the Opici, Osci (Opsci, their country

the Opici or Osci (Opsci, Fest. p.218 L.), an ancient people of Southern Italy, Arist. Pol. 1329b19, Str. 5.4.3:—also Ὄπικες, v.l. in Th. 6.2 ; Ὀπικία, ἡ, their country, ib. 4 : hence,

II barbarous, opicus

Ὀπικός, ή, όν, barbarous, AP 5.131 (Phld.), cf. Juv. 3.207 : hence ὀπικίζω, = βαρβαρίζω, Lyd. Mens. 1.13, as v.l. for ὀππικίζω ; also ὀφφικίζω ibid. : ὀππικιστής, opicus, Gloss.

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