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χήν
χήν, ὁ and ἡ, Dor. χάν (q.v.), gen. χηνός: Ion. gen. pl. χηνῶν (not χηνέων) Hdt. 2.45; irreg. acc. pl. χένας AP 7.546:—

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the tame goose

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χήν, ὁ and ἡ, Dor. χάν (q.v.), gen. χηνός: Ion. gen. pl. χηνῶν (not χηνέων) Hdt. 2.45; irreg. acc. pl. χένας AP 7.546:—
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wild goose, Anser cinereus, χηνῶν ἢ γεράνων ἢ κύκνων Il. 2.460; χ. πλατυγίζων καὶ κεχηνώς Eub. 115, cf. Arist. HA 593b22; εἰ μὴ σὺ χηνὸς ἧπαρ ἢ ψυχὴν ἔχεις Eub. 101.
Citations (3)
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Il. 2.460
χηνῶν ἢ γεράνων ἢ κύκνων
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Eub. 115
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Eub. 101
εἰ μὴ σὺ χηνὸς ἧπαρ ἢ ψυχὴν ἔχεις
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tame goose, χῆνʼ ἥρπαξʼ ἀτιταλλομένην ἐνὶ οἴκῳ Od. 15.174, cf. 161; χῆνές μοι κατὰ οἶκον ἐείκοσι πυρὸν ἔδουσιν 19.536; χ. τιθασός S. Fr. 866; ὥσπερ χῆνα σιτευτὸν . . ἔτρεφέ με Epig. 2; γάλακτι χηνός, of an unknown luxury, Eub. 90.5; ἥπατα χηνῶν Plu. Sollert. 2.965a.
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Od. 15.174
χῆνʼ ἥρπαξʼ ἀτιταλλομένην ἐνὶ οἴκῳ
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19.536
χῆνές μοι κατὰ οἶκον ἐείκοσι πυρὸν ἔδουσιν
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S. Fr. 866
χ. τιθασός
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Plu. Sollert. 2.965a
ἥπατα χηνῶν
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νὴ or μὰ τὸν χῆνα was Socrates’ oath, Ar. Av. 521 (anap., ubi v. Sch.), Cratin. 231, Zen. 5.81. (Cf. Skt. haṃsás, Lith. žąsìs, OHG. gans, all = goose.)

Citations (From Models)

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