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βάτραχος

βάτραχος, a frog

βάτρᾰχος [βᾰ], ὁ,
  • frog, Batr. 6, 18, 59, al., Hdt. 4.131, etc.: prov., ὕδωρ πίνειν βάτραχος a very frog to drink, Aristopho 10.3; βατράχοις οἰνοχοεῖν, of those who give what is not wanted, Pherecr. 70.5; μέλει μοι τῶν τοιούτων ἧττον τῶν ἐν τοῖς τέλμασι β. Jul. Mis. 358a; χλωρὸς β., of the tree-frog, Thphr. Sign. 15.
    • II = ἁλιεύς, a kind of fish, fishing-frog or sea-angler, Lophius piscatorius, Arist. GA 749a23, Ael. NA 13.5.
    • III frog of a horseʼs hoof, Gp. 16.1.9, Hippiatr. 8: hence Astron., of the star β Centauri, Ptol. Alm. 8.1.
    • IV ἐσχάρας εἶδος, Hsch.
    • V swelling under the tongue, Aët. 8.39.—Dial. forms are cited by Gramm.,
      • 1 Ion. βάθρακος, cited from Hdt. (prob. 4.131) by Sch. Il. 4.243, Eust. 1570.11, and found in PLond. 1.124.31 (iv/v A. D.); Ion. also βότραχος Hp. ap. Gal. 19, βρόταχος Xenoph. 40 (as pr. n., GDI 5577,5592).
      • 2 βράταχος Hsch. (as pr. n., GDI 5727d29).
      • 3 Cypr. βρούχετος Hsch.
      • 4 Phoc. βριαγχόνη Id.
      • 5 Pontic βάβακος Id. Cf. βύρθακος, βρύτιχος.

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