α985Ἀκρίς
locust, cricket, grasshopper
A kind of little animal. The Precursor ate 'locusts and wild honey', which, being collected from the trees, is called manna by the multitude.
Ἀκρίς· εἶδος ζωϋφίου. ἤσθιε δὲ ἀκρίδας ὁ Πρόδρομος καὶ μέλι ἄγριον, ὅπερ ἀπὸ τῶν δένδρων ἐπισυναγόμενον μάννα τοῖς πολλοῖς προσαγορεύεται.
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