τάφρος,ἡ,
A. ditch, trench, freq. in Il. (once in Od.,21.120 ); τάφρον ὀρύξομεν
Il. 7.341
, cf. IG 12.94.21 , 34 , Th. 2.78 , al.;ἀμφὶ δὲ τάφρον ἤλασανdrew atrench, Il. 7.449 , cf. Hdt. 4.3 , Alcid. Od. 5 , etc.;τάφρων ὕπερover thetrenches, S. Aj. 1279 , cf. Aen.Tact. 37.3 , al., OGI 90.24 (Rosetta,ii B.C.);irrigation-ditch,
PHal. 1.97 , al., PSI 6.597.5 (bothiii B.C.): it is sts. found as masc. in codd., e.g. Ph. Bel. 99.43 (cod. V), D.S. 22.10.5 ; butβαθύνis Ep. forβαθεῖανin Call. Del. 37 : Dor.
τράφος
Tab.Heracl. 1.130 , 2.51 .