ὀρεύς
ὀρεύς, a mule
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οὐρεῖς masculine accusative plural, masculine nominative plural, masculine vocative plural of ὀρεύς
οὐρεῖς present active indicative 2nd singular of οὐρέω
οὐρεῖς masculine accusative plural, masculine nominative plural, masculine vocative plural of οὐρεύς
ὀρεύς, Ion. οὐρεύς, έως, ὁ (even ὁ θῆλυς ὀ. Arist. HA 577b22, though τῆς θηλείας follows τοῖς θήλεσιν ib. 573a16),
- mule, in Il., as a beast of draught and burden, always in Ion. form, synon. with ἡμίονος, cf. 23.115 with 121, and 24.702 with 716; also in Ar. Ra. 290, etc.; νικᾶν τοῖς ὀρεῦσι win the mule-race, Arist. Rh. 1405b25.—In Att. ἡμίονος is the usual word, though the Adj. ὀρικός is preferred to ἡμιονικός by Moer. p.273 P.
- II poet. Adj. for ὀρεινός, Lyc. 1111.
ὀρεύς, έως (ὁ)
1 mulet, propr. « le traceur de sillons » (v. étym.), bête de somme dont on se sert surtout dans les montagnes, Ar. Ran. 290 ; Arstt. H.A. 6, 24, etc. ||
2 adj. de montagne, montagnard, Lyc. 1111.
Étym. ὅρος, dans le sens primit. de « sillon », avec influence de ὄρος.
ὀρεύς, ὁ, ion. u. ep. οὐρεύς (wahrscheinlich von ὄρος, das Bergtier, das in Gebirgen besonders gebraucht wird), Maultier, Maulesel ; Il. 1.50, 23.111 ff. 24.716 ; Ar. Ran. 290 ; Arist. u. Folgde. – Poet. = ὀρεινός, ἐργάτης, der in den Bergen arbeitet, Lycophr. 1111.
ὀρεύς, Ionic οὐρεύς, έως, ὁ,
- a mule, Il., Ar. From ὄρος a mountain, mules being much used in mountainous countries.