ἀλώπηξ [ᾰ],εκος(also
A.
ἀλώπηκος
Anan. 5
),ἡ;dat. pl., ἀλώπεξι
LXX 3 Ki. 21.10
, Ep.
ἀλωπήκεσσι
Opp. C. 1.433
:—fox, Canis vulpes(smaller Egyptian species Arist. HA 606a24 ,C. niloticus), Archil. 86.2 , 89.5 , Semon. 7.7 , Hdt. 2.67 , etc.: of sly persons, ἀλώπεκος ἴχνεσι βαίνειν
Sol. 11.5
;μῆτιν ἀ.avery foxfor craft, Pi. I. 4(3).65 : prov.,τὴν . . Ἀρχιλόχου ἀλώπεκα ἑλκτέον ἐξόπισθενwe must trail Archilochus'foxskinbehind, i.e. deceive by false appearances, Pl. R. 365c ; πολλῆς αὐτῆς τῆς ἀ. ἐπιχέαντες
Eun. Hist. p.249D.
;ἡ ἀ. τὸν βοῦν ἐλαύνει'sleight masters might', Diogenian. 2.73 ;πεινῶσαν ἀ. ὕπνος ἐπέρχεται'qui dort dine', Id. 7.91 ;ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ'ex pede Herculem', Id. 5.15 ;ἀλλ' οὐκ αὖθις ἀ.(sc.πάγαις ἁλώσεται) 'a burnt child dreads the fire', Id. 2.15 .