σκώψ
σκώψ,
ὁ, gen.
σκωπός, nom. pl.
σκῶπες, a small kind of
2). a dance in which the dancers mimicked an owl,
Ael. NA 15.28 ,
Poll. 4.103 ,
Ath. 9.391a ,
14.629f :—in the last place it is explained (as if =
σκοπός ) of
shading the eyes with the hand so as to see better; so also
Hsch. s.v.
σκωπευμάτων : cf.
ὑπόσκοπος.
3). a kind of
fish,
Nic. Fr. 18 . (In
Ael. l.c.,
Ath. 9.391a , b,
σκώπτω (as if =
mimic) is expld. fr.
σκώψ, the owl being captured by means of its tendency to mimic one who danced in front of it; other explanations in Sch.
Theoc. 1.136 .)
ShortDef
owl
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Headword (normalized):
σκώψ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σκωψ
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-95436
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σκώψ</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, gen. <span class="foreign greek">σκωπός</span>, nom. pl. <span class="foreign greek">σκῶπες</span>, a small kind of <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">owl</span> (<span class="foreign greek">γλαῦξ</span> being the generic name), <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the little horned owl, Strix scops</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:66" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.66/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.66 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:166" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:166/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epich.</span> 166 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:136" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.136/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 1.136 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:592b:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:592b.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 592b11 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:617b:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:617b.31/canonical-url/"> 617b31 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a dance</span> in which the dancers mimicked an owl, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:15:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:15.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 15.28 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:4:103" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:4.103/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 4.103 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:391a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.391a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 9.391a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:629f" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14.629f/canonical-url/"> 14.629f </a>:—in the last place it is explained (as if = <span class="ref greek">σκοπός</span> ) of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shading the eyes with the hand</span> so as to see better; so also <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> s.v. <span class="ref greek">σκωπευμάτων</span> : cf. <span class="foreign greek">ὑπόσκοπος</span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> a kind of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fish</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 18 </span>. (In <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> </span> l.c., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:391a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.391a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 9.391a </a>, b, <span class="foreign greek">σκώπτω</span> (as if = <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mimic</span>) is expld. fr. <span class="foreign greek">σκώψ</span>, the owl being captured by means of its tendency to mimic one who danced in front of it; other explanations in Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:136" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.136/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 1.136 </a>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}