- ἔλλοψ
- ἔλλοψ, οπος, ὁ, ἡ, epith. of fish (exc. ἔλλοπι κούρᾳ, of Echo, Theoc. Syrinx 18), expld. asA dumb by Hsch. (also by δασεῖς, τραχεῖς, ποικίλοι), but perh. rather, scaly (cf. λεπίς):
ἔλλοπας ἰχθῦς Hes.Sc.212
;ἔλλοπος μυνδοῦ δίκην Lyc.1375
:—also [full] ἔλλοπος, Emp.117: or [full] ἐλλός,ἰχθύες ἐλλοί Titanomach.Fr.4
;ἐλλοῖς ἰχθύσιν S.Aj.1297
.II as Subst., fish, in general, Nic.Al.481, Lyc.600, Opp.H.2.658, 3.55,89; fem., Lyc.796.2 an unknown sea-fish, Arist.HA505a15, etc.; also [full] ἔλοψ, Epich.71, Archestr.Fr.11.1, Matro Conv.69, Apio ap.Ath. 7.294f, Plu.2.979c; identified with ἱερὸς ἰχθῦς by Ael.NA8.28.3 a serpent, Nic.Th.490.
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό). 2014.