τᾰώς,
or τᾰῶς, ὁ, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 102, 269, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 488b24, +others] Refs 5th c.BC+]; genitive ταώ or
__A ταῶ [[ 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 100.14, “Inscription Délos” 290.4 (3rd c.BC)] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; accusative ταών or ταῶν [[ 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 36: _plural_, _nominative_ ταῴ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 564a31; ταοί 3rd c.BC(?): Menodotus Samius Historicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 14.655a; _genitive_ ταῶν 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 205 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; accusative ταώς or ταῶς [[ [prev. author] 175.5 ] Refs]:—but also nominative ταών [[ 5th-4th c.BC: Aesopus Fabularum Scriptor 397b; _genitive_ ταῶνος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 559b29, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 6.701, “Geoponica” 14.7.28; _dative_ ταῶνι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 884: _plural_, _nominative_ ταῶνες] Refs 5th c.BC+] variant in [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 564a31; _genitive_ ταώνων LXX.1Ki.10.22; _dative_ ταῶσι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 63; _accusative_ ταῶνας “Comica Adespota” 59, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pericles” 13:—the form ταός] LXX+5th c.BC+] is non-existent accusative to Hdn.Gr. cited in [[ 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus “Scholia in Theodosii Canones” 1.284 ] Refs 4th c.AD+] H.:—peacock, Pavo cristatus, [same places]: metaphorically of coxcombs, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ach.” [same place], compare 5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 27, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 13. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II name of a gem, [[ 1st c.AD: Plinius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor “Historia Naturalis” 37.187. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]