ἰχθῦς
(so Hdn.Gr.2.936, -ῦς and -ύς frequently in codices), ύος, ὁ, accusative ἰχθύν [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 306, cf. Hdn.Gr. 1.416, 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus “Scholia in Theodosii Canones” 1.383 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], in late Poets also ἰχθύα [[ “Anthologia Graeca” 9.227 (from Bianor), 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 21.45: _vocative_ ἰχθύ Erinna Lyrica 1, 5th c.BC: Crates Comicus 14: _plural_ ἰχθύες 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 109e, etc., ἰχθῦς 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 261.9, _accusative_ ἰχθύας] Refs 5th c.BC+], contraction ἰχθῦς [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.53 ] Refs 8th c.BC+], both forms being used in Comedy texts, -ῦς[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1068, 5th-6th c.BC: Archippus Comicus 29] Refs 5th c.BC+], -ύας [[4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 68.12, 4th c.BC: Ephippus Comicus 21; codices vary in 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 564b19, “PA” 644a21, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 5.3, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 8.3.19, etc.;] Refs 4th c.BC+] -ῦς [[“SIG” 997.1 (Smyrna, perhaps 1st c.BC)] Refs 1st c.BC+]; -ύας[[ “BGU” 1123.9 (Aug.), etc.: dual ἰχθῦ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 194.15 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]:—fish, ὠμηστής [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.82, compare 21.122, +others, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 277, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.93, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1297,etc.: proverbial, ἀφωνότερος τῶν ἰχθύων 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Gall.” 1, compare 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 2.18 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: metaphorically, of a stupid fellow, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.975b. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II in plural, οἱ ἰχθύες the fish-market at Athens, παρὰ τοὺς ἰχθῦς [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1068; ἐν τοῖς ἰχθύσι [prev. author] “V.” 789, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 125.1. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]