Σκύθ-ης,ου , ὁ: voc.
A.
Σκύθᾰ
Thgn. 829
, Ar. Th. 1112 , etc.:—Scythian, first in Hes. Fr. 55 : prov.,Σκυθῶν ἐρημία, of a desert, Ar. Ach. 704 : metaph.,rude, rough person,ἐν λόγοις Σ. Plu. 2.847f , cf. Men. 533.13 .
2. Adj. Scythian, Σ. ἐς οἷμον
A. Pr. 2
;Σ. ὅμιλοςib. 417 (lyr.); σίδηρος
Id. Th. 818
(cf.Χάλυψ) ; κύανος
Thphr. Lap. 55
.
II. at Athens,one of the city police, which was mainly composed of Scythian slaves, Ar. Th. 1018 , 1026 , Lys. 451 ; cf. τοξότης
111
.
2.