ἀρνειός
ἀρνειός, ram, wether (3-year old ram)
- ram, wether ( = τριετὴς κριός, Hsch.), Il. 2.550, al., Ister 53; ἀ. ὄϊς, opp. θῆλυς, Od. 10.572, al.; but later, θῆλυς ἀ. A.R. 3.1033.
- 2 the constellation Aries, Max. 72. (Orig. ἀρνηός, cf. ἀρνηάς and Att. ἀρνεώς. Deriv. of ἄρσην, as ἀρσν-ηϝ-ό-ς, cf. ἀρνευ-τήρ. No initial ϝ-.)
I subst.
1 morueco, carnero frec. en rel. c. ταῦρος y τράγος para el sacrificio Il.2.550, 3.197, Od.1.25, 9.239, cf. Sch.Il.l.c., IG l.c.,
ἀρνειοῦ τάμε λαιμόν
ὁ τριετὴς κριός
• particular. del carnero como símbolo de Amón, Nonn.D.13.372
• ref. al carnero de vellón de oro
ἅρπαγος ἀρνειοῖο ... Φρίξον
2 borrego, cordero
ἀρνειῶν ἐρίφων τε
ἀ. νεογιλός
γαλαθηνὸς ἀ.
cordero lechal
3 como n. pr. Aries la constelación
κλυτοῦ Ἀρνειοῖο
4
ἀ. θῆλυς
oveja
II adj.
ὄϊς ἀρνειός
carneroἔνθ' ὄϊν ἀρνειὸν ῥέζειν θῆλύν τε μέλαιναν
•Prob. rel. ἄρσην ‘macho’. La ref. c. ἀρήν, q.u., es dud. por la falta de Ϝ- inicial.
-οῦ, ὁ
[ἄρνα.]
A full-grown ram Il. 2.550, Il. 3.197: Od. 1.25, Od. 9.239, 432, 444, 463, 550, Od. 11.131 = Od. 23.278.
Joined with ὄϊς Od. 10.527, 572.
- a young ram or wether, just full grown, Il.; ἀρνειὸς ὄϊς joined, like ἵρηξ κίρκος, Od.