pig
pig
subs.
P. and V. ὗς, ὁ or ἡ (Aesch. Frag.), V. σῦς ὁ, or ἡ (Eur. Supp. 316).
Hog: P. and V. χοῖρος, ὁ (Aesch. Frag.).
Young pig: Ar. and P. χοιρί̆διον, τό, Ar. δελφά̆κιον, τό.
Of a pig, adj.: Ar. and P. ὕειος, χοίρειος (Xen.).
subs.
P. and V. ὗς, ὁ or ἡ (Aesch. Frag.), V. σῦς ὁ, or ἡ (Eur. Supp. 316).
Hog: P. and V. χοῖρος, ὁ (Aesch. Frag.).
Young pig: Ar. and P. χοιρί̆διον, τό, Ar. δελφά̆κιον, τό.
Of a pig, adj.: Ar. and P. ὕειος, χοίρειος (Xen.).
PIG
s. sus: porcus: a young pig porculus; porcellus: a sucking pig porcellus lactens (Col.): pigs pecus or genus suillum: pig meat (caro) suilla or porcina: to buy a pig in a poke aleam emere (Vid: Freund Vid: v. ALEA).
s. sus: porcus: a young pig porculus; porcellus: a sucking pig porcellus lactens (Col.): pigs pecus or genus suillum: pig meat (caro) suilla or porcina: to buy a pig in a poke aleam emere (Vid: Freund Vid: v. ALEA).
v. porcellos edere or parere.
pig:
I. The young of swine; also, in gen. sense, a boar or sow: porcus: the sow should feed her own p.s, scrofa suos alat oportet p., Varr. R. R. 2, 4, med.: the farm house abounds in p.s, kids, lambs, poultry, villa abundat porco, haedo, agno, gallina, Cic. Sen. 16, 56: sucking p.s, p. lactentes, Varr. l. c. Fig. a p. of Epicurus' herd, Epicuri de grege p., Hor Ep. 1, 4, extr. Dimin., porcellus (a little p., a porker): Phaedr. 2, 4, 15 (= sucking p.): Varr.: Suet. The dimin. porculus also occurs (Gell. 4, 11, porculis minusculis victitare, to live on sucking p.), but is very rare. Of pigs, pig-, porcīnus e. g., p.-meat, porcina (sc. caro), Pl. Capt. 4, 2, 70 (more freq. suilla): vPORK . See also, SWINE , HOG , SOW .
II. Of metal: perh. lăter, ĕris, m. (lit. a brick): cf. Plin. 33, 3, 17 (l. aurei, argentei): or, tŭbŭlus, ib. 33, 6, 35 § 106.
I. The young of swine; also, in gen. sense, a boar or sow: porcus: the sow should feed her own p.s, scrofa suos alat oportet p., Varr. R. R. 2, 4, med.: the farm house abounds in p.s, kids, lambs, poultry, villa abundat porco, haedo, agno, gallina, Cic. Sen. 16, 56: sucking p.s, p. lactentes, Varr. l. c. Fig. a p. of Epicurus' herd, Epicuri de grege p., Hor Ep. 1, 4, extr. Dimin., porcellus (a little p., a porker): Phaedr. 2, 4, 15 (= sucking p.): Varr.: Suet. The dimin. porculus also occurs (Gell. 4, 11, porculis minusculis victitare, to live on sucking p.), but is very rare. Of pigs, pig-, porcīnus e. g., p.-meat, porcina (sc. caro), Pl. Capt. 4, 2, 70 (more freq. suilla): v
II. Of metal: perh. lăter, ĕris, m. (lit. a brick): cf. Plin. 33, 3, 17 (l. aurei, argentei): or, tŭbŭlus, ib. 33, 6, 35 § 106.
χοῖρος
a young pig, porker
pig
γρῦλος
a pig, porker
δέλλις2
pig
δέλφαξ
a young pig, porker
δέλφος
pig
δελφάκιον
sucking-pig
μετάχοιρον
after-pig
ἁπαλίας
a sucking pig
ὀρθαγορίσκος
sucking-pig
a young pig, porker
appearing fewer than 50 times
γρίσωνpig
γρῦλος
a pig, porker
δέλλις2
pig
δέλφαξ
a young pig, porker
δέλφος
pig
δελφάκιον
sucking-pig
μετάχοιρον
after-pig
ἁπαλίας
a sucking pig
ὀρθαγορίσκος
sucking-pig
pig
Pigs
- sacrificed to Aesculapius: Paus. 2.11.7
- not eaten by Galatians of Pessinus: Paus. 7.17.10
- thrown into halls of Demeter: Paus. 9.8.1
- used in purification: Paus. 5.16.8
- pig-skins worn by poor people in Euboea and Phocis: Paus. 8.1.5