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ἀμνός

ἀμνός, a lamb

ἀμνός, ὁ,
  • lamb, S. Fr. 751, Ar. Av. 1559; ἀμνοὶ τοὺς τρόπους lambs in temper, Id. Pax 935: metaph., ὁ ἀ. τοῦ θεοῦ Ev.Jo. 1.36: fem. (cf. ἀμνή, ἀμνίς), Theoc. 5.144, 149, AP 5.205.—Oblique cases usu. formed from ἀρήν, q. v. (For ἀβνός, i.e. agynos, cf. Lat. agnus.)

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