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ὀρφώς

ὀρφώς, great sea-perch, Epinephelus gigas

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Ὀρφώνδα Proper-name noun: masculine nominative dual, Proper-name noun: masculine vocative dual, Proper-name noun: masculine accusative dual, Proper-name noun: masculine genitive singular of Ὀρφώνδης

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ὀρφώς or ὀρφῶς (v. infr.),
  • great sea-perch, Epinephelus gigas, still called ὀρφός in Greece, Ar. V. 493, Pl.Com. 56, 173.13, Cratin. 147, Amips. 8, Arist. HA 543b1, 591a11, Numen. ap. Ath. 7.315b, cf. 295b, Olymp. in Grg. p.360 J.; orphus rubens, Plin. HN 32.152. (Nom. sg. -φώς Arist. HA 543b1 (-φός 591a11): Hdn.Gr. 1.224 has ὄρφος κοινῶς, ὀρφῶς δὲ Ἀττικῶς, cf. Hsch.; but Ath. 7.315b states that nom. Att. is ὀρφώς, citing Archipp. 17; gen. sg. ὀρφώ Cratin. l.c., acc. -φών Pl. Com. 173.13, dat. pl. -φῷσι Id. 56, Amips. l.c., acc. pl. -φώς Ar. l.c.)

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