ἀλώπηξ [ᾰ], εκος (also ἀλώπηκος[
Refs 6th c.BC+], ;
dative plural, ἀλώπεξι[
LXX],
Epic dialect ἀλωπήκεσσι[
Refs 3rd c.AD+]:—
fox, Canis vulpes (smaller Egyptian species [
Refs 4th c.BC+],
C. niloticus), [
Refs 7th c.BC+]: of sly persons, ἀλώπεκος ἴχνεσι βαίνειν[
Refs 6th c.BC+]; μῆτιν ἀ. a
very fox for craft, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] we must trail Archilochus'
foxskin behind, i.e. deceive by false appearances, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἀ. τὸν βοῦν ἐλαύνει 'sleight masters might', [
Refs 4th c.AD+]; πεινῶσαν ἀ. ὕπνος ἐπέρχεται 'qui dort dine', [
Refs]; ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ 'ex pede Herculem', [
Refs]; ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ αὖθις ἀ. (i.e. πάγαις ἁλώσεται) 'a burnt child dreads the fire', [
Refs]
II) a large
bat, Sciurus or
Pteromys volans, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
III) ={ἀλωπεκίας} [
Refs]
IV) in
plural,
muscles of the loins, psoas-muscles, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
V) ={ἀλωπεκία} [
Refs]
mange, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]: in
plural,
bald patches, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
VI) kind of
dance, uncertain in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]