ταώς
τᾰώς, or
τᾰῶς,
ὁ,
Ar. Av. 102 ,
269 ,
Arist. HA 488b24 , al.; gen.
ταώ or
A). ταῶ Alex. 100.14 ,
Inscr.Délos 290.4 (iii B.C.); acc.
ταών or
ταῶν Eup. 36 : pl., nom.
ταῴ Arist. HA 564a31 ;
ταοί Menodot. ap.
Ath. 14.655a ; gen.
ταῶν Antiph. 205 ; acc.
ταώς or
ταῶς Id. 175.5 :—but also nom.
ταών Aesop. 397b ; gen.
ταῶνος Arist. HA 559b29 ,
Gal. 6.701 ,
Gp. 14.7.28 ; dat.
ταῶνι Ar. Av. 884 : pl., nom.
ταῶνες v.l. in
Arist. HA 564a31 ; gen.
ταώνων LXX 3 Ki. 10.22 ; dat.
ταῶσι Ar. Ach. 63 ; acc.
ταῶνας Com.Adesp. 59 ,
Plu. Per. 13 :—the form
ταός is non-existent acc. to Hdn.Gr. ap.
Choerob. in Theod. 1.284 H.:—
peacock, Pavo cristatus, ll. cc.: metaph. of
coxcombs,
Ar. Ach. l.c., cf.
Stratt. 27 ,
Luc. Nigr. 13 .
III). name of a fish,
Philostr. VA 3.1 . (Acc. to Tryphoap.
Ath. 9.397e , the Athenians pronounced it with an aspirate,
ταὧς λέγουσιν Ἀθηναῖοι τὴν τελευταίαν συλλαβὴν περισπῶντες καὶ δασύνοντες; the bird was a native of India (
ταῶς ἐξ Ἰνδίας Luc. Nav. 23 ); hence
ταὧς and Lat.
pavus, pavo, perh. also Hebr.
tukkîyîm 'peacocks', may be borrowed from the same oriental source.)
ShortDef
a peacock
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Headword (normalized):
ταώς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ταως
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-102743
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">τᾰώς</span>, or <span class="orth greek">τᾰῶς</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:102" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:102/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 102 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:269" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:269/canonical-url/"> 269 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:488b:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:488b.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 488b24 </a>, al.; gen. <span class="foreign greek">ταώ</span> or <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">ταῶ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:100:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:100.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 100.14 </a> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Inscr.Délos</span> 290.4 </span> (iii B.C.); acc. <span class="foreign greek">ταών</span> or <span class="quote greek">ταῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0461.tlg001:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0461.tlg001:36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eup.</span> 36 </a> : pl., nom. <span class="quote greek">ταῴ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:564a:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:564a.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 564a31 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ταοί</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Menodot.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:655a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14.655a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 14.655a </a>; gen. <span class="quote greek">ταῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:205" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:205/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antiph.</span> 205 </a> ; acc. <span class="foreign greek">ταώς</span> or <span class="quote greek">ταῶς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:175:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:175.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 175.5 </a> :—but also nom. <span class="orth greek">ταών</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0096.tlg002:397b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0096.tlg002:397b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aesop.</span> 397b </a>; gen. <span class="quote greek">ταῶνος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:559b:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:559b.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 559b29 </a> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 6.701 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Gp.</span> 14.7.28 </span>; dat. <span class="quote greek">ταῶνι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:884" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:884/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 884 </a> : pl., nom. <span class="foreign greek">ταῶνες</span> v.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:564a:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:564a.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 564a31 </a>; gen. <span class="quote greek">ταώνων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg013:10:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg013:10.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">3 Ki.</span> 10.22 </a> ; dat. <span class="quote greek">ταῶσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:63" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:63/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 63 </a> ; acc. <span class="quote greek">ταῶνας</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Com.Adesp.</span> 59 </span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg012:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg012:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Per.</span> 13 </a>:—the form <span class="foreign greek">ταός</span> is non-existent acc. to Hdn.Gr. ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4093.tlg001:1:284" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4093.tlg001:1.284/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Choerob.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in Theod.</span> 1.284 </a> H.:—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">peacock, Pavo cristatus</span>, ll. cc.: metaph. of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">coxcombs</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> </span> l.c., cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0508.tlg001:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0508.tlg001:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Stratt.</span> 27 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg007:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg007:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nigr.</span> 13 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> name of a gem, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001:37:187" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001:37.187/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plin.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HN</span> 37.187 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> name of a fish, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:3:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:3.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VA</span> 3.1 </a>. (Acc. to Tryphoap.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:397e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.397e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 9.397e </a>, the Athenians pronounced it with an aspirate, <span class="foreign greek">ταὧς λέγουσιν Ἀθηναῖοι τὴν τελευταίαν συλλαβὴν περισπῶντες καὶ δασύνοντες</span>; the bird was a native of India ( <span class="quote greek">ταῶς ἐξ Ἰνδίας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg065:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg065:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nav.</span> 23 </a> ); hence <span class="foreign greek">ταὧς</span> and Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pavus, pavo</span>, perh. also Hebr. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tukkîyîm</span> \'peacocks\', may be borrowed from the same oriental source.)</div> </div><br><br>'}