αἰγικορεῖς
αἰγικορεῖς, goatherds
αἰγι-κορεῖς, έων, οἱ,
- goatherds; name of one of the four Ionic tribes in Attica (cf. Hdt. 5.66, who makes Αἰγικόρης son of Ion), E. Ion 1581, Plu. Sol. 23; also at Cyzicus, IGRom. 4.144, cf. Αἰγικορὶς φυλή Ath.Mitt. 9.27. (Expl. as goatherds, but this is doubtful.)
αἰγικορεῖς
- goatherds; name of one of the four old Attic Tribes, Hdt., Eur. If from αἴξ, κορέννυμι, the literal sense would be goatfeeders.