Rhipos
From Simon Online
Rhipos grece sordities.
Apparatus:
Entry om. e
Rhipos AC | Ripos B e
sordities AC | sordicies B e
Translation:
Rhipos is Greek for Latin sordities {"dirt, filth"}.
Commentary:
Cf. Greek ῥύπος /rhýpos/ "dirt, filth; sordidness, meanness". Simon's transcription shows the late Greek sound change υ > ι {/y/ > /i/}; in the Classic period Greek Υ,υ was pronounced like French 'u', German 'ü'.