ἑρπετόν
ἑρπετόν, Aeol. perh.
ὄρπετον (q.v.),
τό,(
ἕρπω)
A). beast or
animal which goes on all fours, Od. 4.418 ;
πᾶν ἑ. πληγῇ νέμεται Heraclit. 11 ;
ἑρπετὰ ὅσσα τρέφει μέλαινα γαῖα Alcm. 60.3 ;
ὄφις καὶ σαύρας καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα τῶν ἑρπετῶν Hdt. 4.183 ;
τοῖς μὲν ἄλλοις ἑρπετοῖς πόδας ἔδωκεν.., ἀνθρώπῳ δὲ καὶ χεῖρας X. Mem. 1.4.11 ;
ἑρπετά, opp.
πετεινά, Hdt. 1.140 , cf.
Theoc. 15.118 ,
A.R. 4.1240 : generally,
ἑ. οὐδὲ γυνή Call. Jov. 13 ;
πυκινώτατον ἑ., of a hound,
Pi. Fr. 106 ; of insects,
Semon. 13 ,
Nic. Fr. 74.46 .
2). as Adj.,
creeping, κακὸν ἑ. πρᾶγμα POxy. 1060.7 (vi A. D.);
τὰ ἑ. θηρία Philum. Ven. 10.1 .
ShortDef
a walking animal, quadruped
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Headword (normalized):
ἑρπετόν
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ερπετον
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-42657
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἑρπετόν</span>, Aeol. perh. <span class="orth greek">ὄρπετον</span> (q.v.), <span class="gen greek">τό</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ἕρπω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beast</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">animal which goes on all fours,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:418" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.418/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.418 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πᾶν ἑ. πληγῇ νέμεται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1415.tlg001:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1415.tlg001:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Heraclit.</span> 11 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἑρπετὰ ὅσσα τρέφει μέλαινα γαῖα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0291.tlg001:60:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0291.tlg001:60.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alcm.</span> 60.3 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὄφις καὶ σαύρας καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα τῶν ἑρπετῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:183" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.183/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.183 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τοῖς μὲν ἄλλοις ἑρπετοῖς πόδας ἔδωκεν.., ἀνθρώπῳ δὲ καὶ χεῖρας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:4:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:4:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 1.4.11 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἑρπετά,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">πετεινά,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:140" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.140/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.140 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:118" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15.118/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 15.118 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:1240" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.1240/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 4.1240 </a>: generally, <span class="quote greek">ἑ. οὐδὲ γυνή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Jov.</span> 13 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πυκινώτατον ἑ.,</span> of a hound, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:106" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:106/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 106 </a> ; of insects, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0260.tlg001:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0260.tlg001:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Semon.</span> 13 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 74.46 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">creeping thing, reptile,</span> esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">snake,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:269" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:269/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Andr.</span> 269 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24.57/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 24.57 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">περὶ κιναδέων τε καὶ ἑ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0161.tlg001:259" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0161.tlg001:259/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Democr.</span> 259 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἑρπετά τε καὶ δάκετα <πάντα></span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1069" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1069/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1069 </a> ; of the monster Typhoeus, with a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">snake\'s</span> body, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 1.25 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> as Adj., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">creeping,</span> <span class="quote greek">κακὸν ἑ. πρᾶγμα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">POxy.</span> 1060.7 </span> (vi A. D.); <span class="quote greek">τὰ ἑ. θηρία</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0671.tlg001:10:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0671.tlg001:10.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philum.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ven.</span> 10.1 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}