κολοκύνθ-η, Arist. HA 591a16 , al. (v.l.-τη), Sor. 1.124 , etc.; Att.
κολοκυνθ-κύντη,ἡ(cf. Phryn. 401 ), Thphr. 1.13.3 , 7.1.2 , al., Mnesim. 4.30 (v.l.-τα , -θα), also Hp. Vict. 2.54 ; acc. -την
Epicr. 11.16 , PMag.Leid.V. 12.25 , etc.:—laterκολόκυντᾰ(acc. -ᾰν) PCair.Zen. 300.3
(iii B.C.), LXX Jn. 4.7 cod.A, Gp. 12.19.7 , Artem. 1.67 (v.l.), Luc. VH 2.37 (v.l.), Hsch.s.v.κυκύϊζα; gen. -της
PCair.Zen. 292.132 , 319
(iii B.C.); acc. pl. -τας
PSI 6.553.14
(iii B.C.), BGU 1120.13
(i B.C.);κολόκυνθᾰ PSakk.in Rev.Egypt. 3.123 (iii B.C., also -ταib. 120 , 122 ), LXX l.c., Arist. Pr. 923a14 codd., Dsc. 2.134 , 4.176 , Luc.l.c., Hdn.Gr. 1.253 ,v.l. for-θη(nom. sg.) in Gal. 6.794 , but nom. -θη, acc. -θηνib. 561 , al. codd.; nom. pl. -θαι
Edict.Diocl. 6.26 , 27 :—
A. round gourd, Cucurbita maxima, Alc. Oxy. 1788
Fr. 4.6 ( Aeol. acc. pl. -ταις), Hp. Morb. 2.67 , 69 (in acc. -θην,v.l.-την), Hermipp. 79 , Ar. Fr. 569.6 , Metag. 16 (-θηςcodd.), Diocl. Frr. 125 , 141 , Diph.Siph. et Mnesith. ap. Ath. 2.59b ;κ. ἸνδικήMenodorus ib. 59a , Ph. Bel. 89.43 ;κ. ἀγρία colocynth, Citrullus Colocynthis, Dsc.l.c.: symbolic of health, from its juicy nature, ὑγιώτερον κολοκύντας