fish
ἰχθῦς(so Hdn.Gr. 2.936 ,-ῦςand-ύςfreq. in codd.),ύος,ὁ, acc.
A.
ἰχθύν
Pi. Fr. 306
, cf. Hdn.Gr. 1.416 , Choerob. in Theod. 1.383 , in late Poets also ἰχθύα
AP 9.227
(Bianor), Theoc. 21.45 : voc. ἰχθύ
Erinn. 1
, Crates Com. 14 : pl. ἰχθύες
Pl. Phd. 109e
, etc., ἰχθῦς
Alex. 261.9
, acc.ἰχθύας, contr.
ἰχθῦς
Od. 5.53
, both forms being used in Com., -ῦς
Ar. Ra. 1068
, Archipp. 29 , -ύας
Antiph. 68.12
, Ephipp. 21 ; codd. vary in Arist. HA 564b19 , PA 644a21 , D.S. 5.3 , Str. 8.3.19 , etc.; -ῦς
SIG 997.1
(Smyrna, perh.i B.C.); -ύας
BGU 1123.9
(Aug.), etc.: dual ἰχθῦ
Antiph. 194.15
:—fish, ὠμηστής
Il. 24.82
, cf. 21.122 , al., cf. Hes. Op. 277 , Hdt. 2.93 , S. Aj. 1297 ,etc.: prov., ἀφωνότερος τῶν ἰχθύων
Luc. Gall. 1
, cf. S.E. M. 2.18 : metaph., ofa stupid fellow, Plu. 2.975b .
II. in pl.,οἱ ἰχθύες the fish-marketat Athens, παρὰ τοὺς ἰχθῦς
Ar. Ra. 1068
; ἐν τοῖς ἰχθύσι
Id. V. 789
, Antiph. 125.1 .
III. pl., the constellationPisces, Eudox. ap. Hipparch. 1.2.3 ; ἰ. Διός
Porph. Antr. 22
. (ἱχθύς
Att. acc. to Gell. 2.3.2 .) [ῡin disyll. cases, nom. -ῡς
Il. 21.127
, Damox. 2.20 , Archestr. Fr. 52 (ἰχθῦς οὖσαshd. be read forἰχθὺς ἐοῦσαin Matro Conv. 35 ), acc. -ῡν
Pherecr. 120
, Antiph. 166.7 , Archestr. Fr. 28 , but -ῠν
Theoc. 21.49
, and apptly. Pi. l.c.:ῠin trisyll. cases and in all compds.] (Cf. Lith.žuvìs, Arm.jukn, 'fish'.)
