Ethiopian .*Αἰθίοψ, -οπος, ὁ (αἴθω, to burn, ὤψ, face; i.e. swarthy), [in LXX for כּוּשׁ ;] Ethiopian: Act.8:27.† (AS)
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Ethiopian .*Αἰθίοψ, -οπος, ὁ (αἴθω, to burn, ὤψ, face; i.e. swarthy), [in LXX for כּוּשׁ ;] Ethiopian: Act.8:27.† (AS)
Ethiopian Αἰθίοψ, οπος, ὁ, feminine Αἰθιοπίς, ίδος, ἡ (Αἰθίοψ as feminine, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 328, 329)] Refs 4th c.BC+]: plural Αἰθιοπῆες
fiery-looking αἰθοψ,οπος, (αἰθός, ὄψ) A. fiery-looking, in Hom. as epith. of metal,flashing, αἴθοπι χαλκῷ Il. 4.495 , etc.; and of wine,sparkling(or 'fiery', cf. Epigr. ap. Luc. Dips. 6 ), αἴθοπα ο
without eyes, ἄοψ,οπος,ὁ,ἡ, A. without eyes, Hsch.
clouded with white, ἀργι-νεφής,ές, A. clouded with white, ὀπός S. Fr. 534.2 (anap.).
lurker in ambush, δόλοψ,οπος,ὁ, A. lurker in ambush, Hsch.
woodpecker, δρύοψ[ῠ],οπος,ὁ,a kind of A. woodpecker, Ar. Av. 304 .
dumb ἔλλοψ,οπος,ὁ,ἡ, epith. of fish (exc.ἔλλοπι κούρᾳ, of Echo, Theoc. Syrinx 18 ), expld. as A. dumbby Hsch. (also byδασεῖς, τραχεῖς, ποικίλοι), but perh. rather,scaly(cf.λεπίς): ἔλλοπας ἰχθῦς Hes.
bitterish ἐμπευκής,ές, (πεύκη) A. bitterish, ὀπός Nic. Al. 202 .
squeeze out the juice, ἐξοπίζω, A. squeeze out the juice, ὀπὸς εἰς ἔριον ἐξοπισθείς Arist. HA 522b3 .
bluish-eyed, ἐπιχάροψ,οπος,ὁ,ἡ, A. bluish-eyed, Arch.Pap. 4.142 (ii A.D.).
hoopoe, Upupa epops, ἔποψ,οπος,ὁ, A. hoopoe, Upupa epops,so called from its cry, Epich. 166 , Ar. Av. 226 , Arist. HA 615a16 , Ant.Lib. 11.10 , etc.; ἐπόπτην ἔποπα τῶν αὑτοῦ κακῶν A. Fr. 304 .
a hoopoe ἔποψ, οπος, ὁ, hoopoe, Upupa epops, so called from its cry, [[ 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 166, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 226, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia An
gleaming ἦνοψ,οπος,ὁ,ἡ, perh. A. gleaming, ἤνοπι χαλκῷ Il. 16.408 , 18.349 , Od. 10.360 ; οὐρανός Call. Fr.anon. 24 ;πυρόςib. 28 . (Expld. as,=ἄν-οψ,not to be looked at, dazzling, by Scholl.in L
shepherd's staff κᾰλαῦροψ,οπος,ἡ, A. shepherd's stafforcrook, which was thrown so as to drive back the cattle to the herd, Il. 23.845 , Antim. 61 , A.R. 2.33 , AP 6.106 (Zonas), APl. 4.74 , D.H. 1.39
extracted from a stalk καυλ-ίας,ου,ὁ, A. extracted from a stalk, ὀπός Thphr. HP 6.3.2 , 9.1.7 .
stem καυλός,ὁ, A. stemof a plant (opp.στέλεχος, of trees, Thphr. HP 1.1.9 ), Epich. 158 , Ar. Eq. 824 (anap.);κ. σιλφίουib. 894 ;ἢ σίλφιον ἢ ὀπὸς ἢ κ. Hp. Acut. 37 ; called ἐκ Κυρήνης κ. Hermipp.
peg κόλλοψ,οπος,ὁ, A. pegorscrewby which the strings of the lyre were tightened, Od. 21.407 , cf. Pl. R. 531b , Luc. DMar. 1.4 : metaph., τῆς ὀργῆς . . τὸν κόλλοπ' ἀνεῖμεν Ar. V. 574 . 2. barby wh
locust κόρνοψ,οπος,ὁ, a kind of A. locust, like πάρνοψ , Str. 13.1.64 (butκορνώπιδες = κώνωπες , Hsch. ):—henceΚορνοπίων,ωνος,ὁ,Locust-scarer, title of Heracles at Oeta, Str.l.c.
dividing the voice μέροψ,οπος,ὁ, poet. word, used only in pl. as epith. of men, derived by Gramm. fromμείρομαι, ὄψ, A. dividing the voice, i. e.articulate(cf. Hsch. , Sch. 11.1.250 ), μ. ἄνθρωποι Il
looking like an apple, yellow μήλοψ,οπος,ὁ,ἡ, (μῆλονB,ὄψ) A. looking like an apple, yellow,μήλοπα καρπόν, i.e. theripecorn, Od. 7.104 .
flashing, νῶροψ,οπος,ὁ,ἡ, Ep. epith. ofχαλκός, A. flashing, Il. 2.578 , al. ; later, simply,bright, ν. πέπλῳ Nonn. D. 32.14 .
wine-coloured, οἶνοψ,οπος,ὁ, (ὄψ) A. wine-coloured, Hom. (never in nom.) epith. of the sea,wine-dark, Il. 23.316 , Od. 5.132 , 2.421 ; of oxen,wine-red, deep-red, βόε οἴνοπε Il. 13.703 , Od. 13.
cheese made from milk curdled with fig-juice ὀπίας(sc.τυρός),ὁ, A. cheese made from milk curdled with fig-juice(ὀπός), Ar. V. 353 (with a pun onὀπή) ; in full, τυρὸς ὀπίας E. Cyc. 136 , cf. Ath. 14