Liddell–Scott–Jones: ἑρπηστ-ής

ἑρπηστ-ής,οῦ,ὁ,=ἑρπετόν,

Nic. Th. 9 , etc.; of a mouse, AP 9.86 ( Antiphil. ).

b. guinea-worm,

Hippiatr. 58 .

2. Adj. creeping,

ἑρπηστὴν πόδα, κισσέ, χορεύσας

AP 11.33

( Phil. ).