κρέξ
κρέξ,
ἡ, gen.
κρεκός, a long-legged bird, perh.
A). corn-crake, Rallus crex, or
ruff, Machetes pugnax,
τούτους (sc.
λίθους)
ἐτύκιζον αἱ κρέκες τοῖς ῥύγχεσιν Ar. Av. 1138 , cf.
Arist. PA 695a22 ,
Ael. NA 4.5 ; sacred to Athena,
Porph. Abst. 3.5 ;[
ἡ ἶβις] μέγαθος ὅσον κ. Hdt. 2.76 ; a name of ill omen to the newly-married,
Euph. 4 : hence
δισάρπαγος κρέξ, of Helen,
Lyc. 513 .
ShortDef
a long-legged bird, perh. corn-crake
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Headword (normalized):
κρέξ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κρεξ
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-59817
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κρέξ</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, gen. <span class="foreign greek">κρεκός</span>, a long-legged bird, perh. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">corn-crake, Rallus crex</span>, or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ruff, Machetes pugnax</span>, <span class="foreign greek">τούτους</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">λίθους</span>) <span class="quote greek"> ἐτύκιζον αἱ κρέκες τοῖς ῥύγχεσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1138" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1138/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1138 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:695a:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:695a.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 695a22 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:4:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:4.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 4.5 </a>; sacred to Athena, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg003:3:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg003:3.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Porph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Abst.</span> 3.5 </a>;[ <span class="quote greek">ἡ ἶβις] μέγαθος ὅσον κ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.76/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.76 </a> ; a name of ill omen to the newly-married, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0221.tlg001:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0221.tlg001:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Euph.</span> 4 </a>: hence <span class="foreign greek">δισάρπαγος κρέξ</span>, of Helen, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 513 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">noisy braggart</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0461.tlg001:423" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0461.tlg001:423/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eup.</span> 423 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hair</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span></span>: acc. <span class="quote greek">κρέκαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:1528:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:1528.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eust.</span> 1528.18 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}