σιφλός,
ή,
όν,
A). crippled, maimed,
πόδα σιφλός A.R. 1.204 : metaph.,
mad, of Glaucus the Lycian (
Il. 6.234 ),
Eleg.Alex.Adesp. 1.2 ; of fish,
mad on food, greedy,
πλωτῶν ς. γένος Opp. H. 3.183 .
II). soft, spongy,
νάρθηξ τὰ ἐντὸς ς. quoted as Lycian by
Eust. 972.38 ; of persons, Lycian for
ῥάθυμος καὶ οὐκ ἐνεργής, ib.
36 .—The Adj. is late, but v.
σιφλόω :
Hsch. has
σιφνός· κενός; cf.
σιπαλός.