Scaife ATLAS

δελφίς deriv. uncertain the dolphin, Hom., etc. a mass of lead, prob. shaped like a dolphin, hung at the yard-arm, and suddenly let down on the decks of the enemyʼs ships, Ar.:—hence, κεραῖαι δελφινοφόροι beams with pulleys to let down the δελφίς, Thuc.

ShortDef

Delphic

the dolphin

Debugging

Headword:

δελφίς

Headword (normalized):

δελφίς

Headword (normalized/stripped):

δελφις

IDX:

7445

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n7449

Key:

delfi/s

Data

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