ὗς

ὗς, ὑός, ἡ (Hom. et al.; ins, pap, LXX; En 89:41f; TestAsh 2:9 [bdg]; Jos., Ant. 13, 243 al.; Ar. 11, 4) the female of the swine, sow (ὁ ὗς is the boar) in a proverb ὗς λουσαμένη εἰς κυλισμὸν βορβόρου a sow that has bathed herself, only to roll in the mud again 2 Pt 2:22 (βόρβορος 2).—On Lk 14:5 v.l. see the editor’s introd. to PBodm XIV ’61, 18–19; EWiesenberg, HUCA 27, ’56, 213–33 (swine).—DELG. M-M. OEANE IV 347f.