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ἀρήν

ἀρήν, lamb

ἀρήν (nom. only in Inscrr., IG 1.4, 11.154A11 (Delos, iii B. C.), SIG 1027.9 (Cos), ϝαρήν GDI 4964.2 (Gortyn)); also ἄρης PGurob. 22.40,42 (iii B.C.), and ἄρνον ib. 3, al.; acc. ἄρνα, gen. ἀρνός, dat. ἀρνί, dual. ἄρνε: pl. ἄρνες, ἄρνας, ἀρνῶν, dat. ἀρνάσι J. AJ 3.8.10, Ep. ἄρνεσσι: —
  • lamb (under a year old, Max. 515, Istros ap. Eust. 1672.12); ἀ. πρωτογόνων Il. 4.102, etc.; γαλαθηνῶν Crates Com. 1.
    • II sheep of either sex, ἄρνʼ ἕτερον λευκόν, ἑτέρην δὲ μέλαιναν Il. 3.103; ἄρνες κεραοί Od. 4.85.
    • III in pl., stunted ears of wheat, Thphr. HP 8.7.5. (Skt. úrā ‘sheep’, úraṇas ‘ram’, ‘lamb’, urabhras ‘ram’, Arm. gaṙn ‘lambʼ; cf. -ϝρην in πολύρρην.)

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