κλῐσία, Ion.
-ιη,ἡ , ̔κλίνω)
A. place for lying downorreclining: hence,
I. hut, shed, booth, 1 . for use in peace,cot, cabin, once in Il.,18.589 , cf. Od. 14.194 , al.
2. for use in war,hut,κ. εὔπηκτος, εὔτυκτος, Il. 9.663 , 10.566 ; κ. ὑψηλή
24.448
: freq. in pl.,camp, 1.487 , al.; πῦρ ἐν κλισίῃσι βαλόντες
Od. 8.501
:—not common after Hom. (σκηνήbeing used), B. 12.135 , etc.: used by Trag. in lyr. and anap., A. Fr. 131 , S. Aj. 190 , 1407 , E. IA 189 : later with various meanings,Βάκχου κλισίαι, of wine-shops,
IG 14.889 (Sinuessa);εὐσεβέων κλισίη, of the grave, Epigr.Gr. 237.4 (Smyrna,ii/i B.C.), cf. IG 12(5).1104 (Syros,ii A.D.);chapel, ἡ κ. ἡ ἱερά
BCH 51.220
(Thasos), cf. Arch.Pap. 1.219 , IG 42(1).123.131 (Epid.); cf.κλεισία.
II. anything for lyingorsitting upon, couchoreasy chair, Od. 4.123 ; κ. δινωτὴν ἐλέφαντι καὶ ἀργύρῳ