βωμόλοχος

A. one that waited about the altars, to beg or steal some of the meat offered thereon, ἵνα μὴ πρὸς τοῖσι βωμοῖς ἀεὶ λοχῶντες βωμολόχοι καλώμεθα Pherecr. 141; β. ἱερεῖς Man. 5.119; expld. by ἱερόσυλος, Hsch. Et.Gud.

2. metaph., ribald, coarse, β. ξυνήγορος Ar. Eq. 1358, cf. Ra. 1085,1521, al., Arist. EN 1108a25, Rh. 1419b9, Luc. Merc.Cond. 24, etc.; β. κόλαξ AP 11.323 (Pall.): Sup. ‐ώτατος Phld. Mus. p.77K.; βωμολόχον τι ἐξευρεῖν invent some ribald trick, Ar. Eq. 1194; β. ἔπεσιν χαίρει Id. Ra. 358; τὸ β., = βωμολοχία, Plu. 2.68asq. Adv. ‐χως Procop. Arc. 9, Olymp. in Phd. p.70N.

3. small jackdaw, Arist. HA 617b18.