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ὄρυξ

ὄρυξ, a pickaxe

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ὄρυξʼ Noun: masculine dative plural of ὄρυξ

ὄρυξʼ Noun: feminine vocative singular of ὄρυξις

ὄρυξʼ Verb: aorist middle imperative 2nd singular, Verb: aorist active indicative 1st singular, Verb: aorist active indicative 3rd singular of ὀρύσσω

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ὄρυξ, ῠγος, ὁ (ὄρυγξ Hsch.),
  • pickaxe or any sharp iron tool for digging, AP 6.297 (Phan.).
    • II a kind of gazelle or antelope, in Egypt and Libya, so called from its pointed horns, beisa, Oryx leucoryx, described as μονόκερως, Arist. HA 499b20, PA 663a23, cf. Callix. 2, LXX De. 14.5, Ph. 2.353, Plu. Sollert. 2.974f, Opp. C. 2.446, 4.34, Ael. NA 7.8.
      • 2 ὄ. τετράκερως Indian four-horned antelope, Tetraceros quadricornis, ib. 15.14; also an Indian gazelle, ib. 13.25.
    • III a great fish, perh. narwhal, Monodon monoceros, or a kind of whale, Str. 3.2.7.

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