χαλκ-εῖον, Ion.
χαλκ-ήϊον,τό,=foreg. 11 , Hdt. 1.68 , Hp. Art. 47 , 77 , And. 1.40 , Pl. Euthd. 300b .
II.
= χαλκίον (q.v.):
1. cauldron, pot,
Hdt. 4.81 , 152 ( v.l. χαλκίον ), Hp. Morb. 4.39 , Pl. Prt. 329a codd.: esp.copperin baths, Thphr. Char. 9.8 ;χ. ἐρυθρόν vesselof pure copper, Hp. Ulc. 12 ; χ. μολυβοῦν
POxy. 1648.62
(ii A. D.).
2. concave metal reflectorin a lamp, X. Smp. 7.4 .
3. bronze structure,
Paus. 2.22.2 .
III. τὰ χαλκεῖα(sc.ἱερά), at Athens,a festival at the end of the month Pyanopsion,
Phanod. 22 , Hyp. Fr. 90 , cf. Poll. 7.105 ; title of play by Menander.