εἰλίπους
εἰλίπους, rolling in their gait, with rolling walk
- rolling in their gait, in Hom. (only in dat. and acc. pl., Il. 6.424, 9.466) as epith. of oxen, which bring round their hind legs with a circling or rolling motion, cf. Hp. Art. 8; εἰλίποδες, abs., for oxen or kine, Theoc. 25.131; also of women, having a rolling gait, Eup. 161; also expld. sens. obsc., Anacr. 164, cf. Paus.Gr. Fr. 154; cf. ἀνελλίπους.
sent. dud., prob. que cruza las patas al andar epít. formulario de vacas y bueyes
βουσὶν ἐπ' εἰλιπόδεσσι
εἰλίποδας ἕλικας βοῦς
βοῶν ἕνεκ' εἰλιπόδων
εἱλίποδ' ἀκριτόχειρα
de un ser todavía informe
• explicado de diversas formas por los escoliastas
εἰλίποδας βοῦς· ἐπιβάλ<λ>ουσι γὰρ τῷ προτέρῳ ποδὶ τὸν ὀπίσθιον πόδα
εἰλίποδας λέγει βόας ὡς ποιοῦντας τὴν τῶν ποδῶν κίνησιν ὥσπερ ἑλικοειδῆ
διὰ τὸ ἑλίσσειν τοὺς πόδας κατὰ τὴν πορείαν
εἰλίποδας· εἰλήσει ὅμοια πάσχοντας· κεχάλασται αὐτῶν τὰ νεῦρα
• subst. οἱ εἰλίποδες animales que cruzan las patas al andar, como genérico de ganado
πᾶσιν δὲ μετέπρεπον εἰλιπόδεσσιν
• uso cóm. sent. obsc. que entrecruza las piernas
γυναῖκες εἰλίποδες
de prostitutas
•Comp. de εἴλω ‘girar’ y πούς qq.u.
-ποδος
[εἰλ-, εἰλύω + πούς. Thus, rolling the feet, the feet being but slightly lifted, and each as set forward describing a segment of a circle. Contrast with ἀερσίπους.]
Dat. pl. εἰλιπόδεσσι Il. 6.424, Il. 16.488.
Shambling.
Epithet of oxen Il. 6.424, Il. 9.466 = Il. 23.166, Il. 15.547, Il. 16.488, Il. 21.448: Od. 1.92 = Od. 4.320, Od. 8.60, Od. 9.46.
- rolling in their gait, with rolling walk, Hom.