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ὀρφώς

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Serranus gigas

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1. ὀρφώς · orphōs — Beekes

ὀρφώς name of a large seafish of the genus of the perches, ‘Serranus gigas’ or ‘Polyprion cermum’ (com., Arist.). ὀρχέομαι 1115 eVAR Also -ὥς, -w, -wv; secondary ὀρφός or ὄρφος (Arist.); acc. to Hdn. Gr. 1, 224, ὄρφος κοινῶς, ὀρφῶς δὲ Ἀττικῶς. *DER ὀρφ-ίσκος [m.] = κίχλη as a fish name (Pancrat. Ep. apud Ath.), -ακίνης [m.] ‘young ὀρφώς᾽ (Dorio apud Ath.), derived from *dp@ag (cf. δέλφαξ, etc.) with a suffix … — [Beekes, s.v. ὀρφώς, p. 1165]

2. ὀρφώς · orphōs — Chantraine

ὀρφώς : -Gc,gén. -&, ete. (com, att., Arist.), selon Han. 1,224 ὀρφώς est ait. et ὄρφος appartient à la κοινή (Arist., ἔοι). Nom de grands poissons de mer de l'espèce perche, Serranus gigas le mérou, et Polyprion le cernier. Voir Thompson, Fishes s.u., Strômberg, Fischnamen ?1, Saint-Denis, Animaux marins s.u. orphus (emprunt au grec). Dérivés : ὀρφακίνης πὶ, (Dorion apud Ath.), cf. δελφακίνη à côté de δέλφαξ, doit … — [Chantraine, s.v. ὀρφώς, p. 847]

3. ὀρφώς · orphōs — Frisk

ὀρφώς (-öc), -ὦ, -ὧν usw. (Kom., Arist. u.a.), sekundär ὀρφός od. ὄρφος (Arist. u.a.; nach άπ. Gr. 1, 294 ὄροφος κοινῶς, ὀρφῶς δὲ Ἀττικῶς) N. eines großen Meerfisches des Barschgeschlechts, “Serranus gigas’ od. “Polyprion cernium’. — Davon ὀρφ-ίσκος m. = κίχλη als Fischart (Pankrat. Ep. ap. Ath.), -axivng m. "junger ὀρφώς᾽ (Dorio ap. Ath.), von *dogpa£ (vgl. δέλφαξ u.a.) mit ıwn7-Suffix wie δελφακ-ίνη, ἐλαφ-ίνης … — [Frisk, s.v. ὀρφώς, p. 1404]

4. ὀρφώς · orphōs — LSJ

great sea-perch, Epinephelus gigas, orphus rubens

great sea-perch, Epinephelus gigas, still called ὀρφός in Greece, Ar. V. 493, Pl.Com. 56, 173.13, Cratin. 147, Amips. 8, Arist. HA 543b1, 591a11, Numen. ap. Ath. 7.315b, cf. 295b, Olymp. in Grg. p.360 J. ; orphus rubens, Plin. HN 32.152. (Nom. sg. -φώς Arist. HA 543b1 (-φός 591a11): Hdn.Gr. 1.224 has ὄρφος κοινῶς, ὀρφῶς δὲ Ἀττικῶς, cf. Hsch.; but Ath. 7.315b states that nom. Att. is ὀρφώς, citing Archipp. 17; gen. sg. ὀρφώ Cratin. l.c., acc. -φών Pl. Com. 173.13, dat. pl. -φῷσι Id. 56, Amips. l.

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