Usage: 2 forms in 2 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μύρμηκεσ | ants | LXX.Prov.30.25 |
| μύρμηκα | ant | LXX.Prov.6.6 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μύρμηξ (murmēx) an ant G:N-M
μύρμηξ, ηκος,
Doric dialect μύρμαξ, ᾱκος, ὁ, ant, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 μύρμηκος ἀτραποί, ={μυρμηκιά}[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II fabulous animal in India, [μύρμηξιν [prev. author] 16.4.15, compare 2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 69, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 3.4. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III hidden rock in the sea, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV a sort of gauntlet or cestus with metal studs or nails like warts (μυρμηκίαι) on it, [Refs 2nd c.AD+], Sanskritvamrás, Avest.maoiriš, OIr.moirb, OSlavonic mrav[icaron]ji, ONorse maurr, Engl. (pis-)mire, Latin formica: I.-[Refs 5th c.BC+] forms perhaps momro-, momrīˇ-, memro- 'ant'.)