Lexical Definition

‎ὗς‎ hŷs (hoos) sow ^G:N-F
apparently a primary word

sow.

• a hog ("swine")

Abbott-Smith

ὗς, ὑός, ὁ, ἡ [in LXX for חֲזִיר ;]
swine: fem. (sow), II Pe 2:22,†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὗς, ὗν,

__Agenitive ὑός [ῠ]; or σῦς, σῦν, genitive σῠός, ὁ and ἡ: [ὗς">Refs 8th c.BC+] only for the sake of meter: in [ὗς">Refs 5th c.BC+] is the prevailing form, as also at Rhodes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὖς [Refs 7th c.BC+]; both forms in [Refs 5th c.BC+], see below; ὗς in [LXX+3rd c.BC+] only as see reading in [LXX+2nd c.BC+] (συναγρειον falsa lectio in[Refs 5th c.BC+]; but σῦς (accusative σῦν) in [Refs 1st c.BC+]: plural, nominative ὕες, σύε; accusative ὕας, σύας, Attic dialect ὗς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; genitive ὑῶν, συῶ; dative ὑσί (συσί [Refs 8th c.BC+], but Epic dialect also ὕεσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—the wild swine, of the boar, σῦν ἄγριον ἀργιόδοντα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also called σῦς κάπριος or κάπρος, (see entry).; compare also χλούνη; of the sow, συὸς ληϊβοτείρης [ὗς ἄγριος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.192, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.6.28, etc.">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὕες (variant{ὗς}) ἄγριαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.2 of the domesticated animal, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; the hogs being eaten, ὕες θαλέθοντες ἀλοιφῇ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; they were fed on acorns, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also on μῆλα πλατανίστινα, [ὗς ">Refs 2nd c.AD+]sus foeta, [ὗς ἐπίτεξ 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 3.73. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__A.3 proverbs, Βοιωτία ὗς, of stupidity (compare συοβοιωτοί), [Refs 5th c.BC+] (σύας); ὗς ποτ᾽ Ἀθαναίαν ἔριν ἤρισεν (or more shortly ἡ ὗς τὴν Ἀθηνᾶν, Latin sus Minervam, [Refs 1st c.AD+], of dunces setting themselves up against wise men, [ὗς γνοίη 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 196d ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὗς διὰ ῥόδων 'a bull in a china-shop', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὗς ἐκώμασε, of arrogant and insolent behaviour, [Refs 9th c.AD+]; ὗς ὑπὸ ῥόπαλον δραμεῖται, of one who runs wilfully into destruction, Dinoloch.14; παχὺς ὗς ἔκειτ᾽ ἐπὶ στόμα (compare βοῦς VIII) [Refs 4th c.BC+]; λύσω τὴν ἐμαυτῆς ὗν I will give my rage vent ('go the whole hog'), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II ={ὕαινα}[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.III see at {ὕσγη}. (Cf. Latin σῡς, O[Refs 5th c.BC+] sú, sw-in: perhaps I.-[Refs 5th c.BC+] sū-s feminine 'mother', cf. Sanskrit sū-s 'mother', sū-te 'bring forth (young)'; change of meaning as in Polish maciora (1) 'mother', (2) 'sow', and in Sardinian mardi 'sow', from mater; Sanskrit sū-s is also masculine, and σῦς is difficult.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Lev.11.7 ☩ LXX.Ps.79.14*}