λοφιά
λοφιά, the mane
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Λόφις Proper-name noun: masculine nominative singular of Λόφις
λοφ-ῐά, Ion. λοφ-ῐή, ἡ, (λόφος)
- mane or bristly ridge on the back of animals, mane of horses, bristly back of boars and hyenas (cf. Arist. PA 658a30, HA 498b30, 579b16), φρίξας εὖ λοφιήν, of a wild boar, Od. 19.446; ὀρθὰς ἐν λοφιῇ φρίσσει τρίχας ἀμφί τε δειρήν Hes. Sc. 391; ἀντὶ λόφου ἡ λοφιὴ κατέχρα the mane served for a plume, Hdt. 7.70, cf. 2.71.
- 2 back-fin of dolphins and similar fishes, D.S. 3.41, AP 9.222 (Antiphil.), Philostr. Im. 1.19.
- II = λόφος II, ridge, LXX Jo. 15.2, al., AP 9.249 (Maec.).
λοφιά -ᾶς, ἡ [λόφος] mane, of a horse, tuft of hair or bristles, on the back of other animals, back, nape Od. 19.446 Hes. Sc. 391 Hdt. 7.70.2 Aristot. P.A. 658a 30 Callim. fr. 659 | ἡ λ. τῶν ἀκανθῶν mane of spines (of a monster) Ach. 3.7.6 ‖ fins, of fish Diod. 3.41.4 Antiphil. (AP 9.222.2) ‖ fig. hill, crest, high ground Maec. (AP 9.249.2) VT Josh. 15.2, al. (dub.)
● Ion. -ιή.
● Ion. -ιή.
λοφιά, ᾶς (ἡ)
I
1 cou garni d’une crinière de longs poils, de soies, Arstt. P.A. 2, 14, 4, etc. ||
2 p. ext. crinière, longs poils, soies, Od. 19, 446 ; Hés. Sc. 391 ; en prose, Hdt. 7, 70 ; Arstt. H.A. 8, 21, etc. ||
3 p. anal. nageoire du dos d’un poisson, DS. 3, 41 ||
4 dos d’un animal, Anth. 9, 222 ||
II fig. colline, Anth. 9, 249 ; Spt. Jos. 15, 2 ||
➳ Ion. -ιή, Hom. l. c.
Étym. λόφος.
λοφιά, ἡ, der Nacken oder Rücken an den Tieren, die Mähnen oder Borsten haben, nach Arist. part. an. 2.14 bes. des Pferdes, vgl. H.A. 2.1 u. χαίτη, auch die Mähnen od. Borsten selbst, wie es Od. 19.446 vom Eber heißt φρίξας εὖ λοφιήν ; Hes. Sc. 391 ὀρθὰς ἐν λοφιῇ φρίσσει τρίχας ἀμφί τε δειρήν, Her. λοφιὴν ἔχων ἴππου, 2.71, ἀντὶ λόφου ἡ λοφιὴ κατέχρα, statt des Federbusches diente die Mähne, 7.70. – Vom Rücken eines Seetieres braucht es Antiphil. 34 (IX.222), u. so auch sonst beim Delphin, die Rückenflosse, DS. 3.41 ; vgl. Ath. VII.294d. – Uebh. = λόφος, Erhöhung, Hügel, παρʼ ἄκραις ἱδρυνθεὶς λοφιαῖς Πάν Qu.Maec. 10 (IX.249).
λοφιά, Ionic -ιή, ἡ,
λόφος
- 1the mane on the neck and back of certain animals, the mane of horses, the bristly back of boars and hyaenas, Od., Hdt.
- 2the back-fin of fishes, Anth.