ἀρνειός
arneios
ram, wether
Appears 12 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀρνειός, ὁ, A. ram, wether ( = τριετὴς κριός, ), Il. 2.550, al., 53; ἀ. ὄϊς, opp. θῆλυς, Od. 10.572,al.; but later, θῆλυς ἀ. 3.1033. 2. the constellation Aries, 72. (Orig. ἀρνηός, cf. ἀρνηάς and Att. ἀρνεώς. Deriv. of ἄρσην, as ἀρσν-ηϝ-ό-ς, cf. ἀρνευ-τήρ. No initial ϝ-.)
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