ἔλλοψ,οπος,ὁ,ἡ, epith. of fish (exc.ἔλλοπι κούρᾳ, of Echo, Theoc. Syrinx 18 ), expld. as
A. dumbby Hsch. (also byδασεῖς, τραχεῖς, ποικίλοι), but perh. rather,scaly(cf.λεπίς): ἔλλοπας ἰχθῦς
Hes. Sc. 212
; ἔλλοπος μυνδοῦ δίκην
Lyc. 1375
:—alsoἔλλοπος, Emp. 117 : orἐλλός, ἰχθύες ἐλλοί
Titanomach. Fr. 4
; ἐλλοῖς ἰχθύσιν
S. Aj. 1297
.
II. asSubst.,fish, in general, Nic. Al. 481 , Lyc. 600 , Opp. H. 2.658 , 3.55 , 89 ; fem., Lyc. 796 .
2. an unknownsea-fish, Arist. HA 505a15 , etc.; alsoἔλοψ, Epich. 71 , Archestr. Fr. 11.1 , Matro Conv. 69 , Apio ap. Ath. 7.294f , Plu. 2.979c ; identified withἱερὸς ἰχθῦςby Ael. NA 8.28 .
3. aserpent, Nic. Th. 490 .