ε754Ἐλάφειον
hind's
[An adjective applicable to] the hind's horn and flesh. Also [sc. attested] is the phrase 'hind man', in reference to a coward. Out of a metaphor of the animal; for the hind [is] cowardly.
Ἐλάφειον· τὸ τῆς ἐλάφου κέρας καὶ κρέας. καὶ Ἐλάφειος ἀνήρ, ἐπὶ τοῦ δειλοῦ. ἐκ μεταφορᾶς τοῦ ζῴου· δειλὸν γὰρ ἡ ἔλαφος.
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