ὀρεύς
ὀρεύς, a mule
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.