1. ὄρτυξ · ortyx — Beekes
quail, Coturnix vulgaris
The corpus record
ὄρτυξ
ortux
quail, Coturnix vulgaris
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Distribution
- Birds 3 · 2.82/10k
- Lysis 1 · 1.44/10k
- Peace 1 · 1.26/10k
- Hippias Major 1 · 1.18/10k
- Memorabilia 1 · 0.28/10k
- Discourses 1 · 0.13/10k
- Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1 · 0.09/10k
- Histories 1 · 0.05/10k
Senses
2. ὄρτυξ · ortyx — Chantraine
vyoc (-uxoc Philem
3. ὄρτυξ · ortyx — Frisk
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4. ὄρτυξ · ortyx — LSJ
quail, Coturnix vulgaris
Attestations
- ὄρτυξιν · ortyxin Epictetus, Discourses 3.25 (DIORISIS sentence 5584)
- ὄρτυγας · ortygas Herodotus, Histories 2.77.5 (DIORISIS sentence 2091)
- ὄρτυγες · ortyges Xenophon, Memorabilia 2.1.4 (DIORISIS sentence 440)
- ὄρτυγα · ortyga Plato, Lysis 211
- ὄρτυγα · ortyga Plato, Hippias Major 295
- ὄρτυγι · ortygi Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 9.11 (DIORISIS sentence 8318)
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- scan p. 1163; entry #4672
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- scan p. 845; entry #6064 Review: Under source audit
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