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κόλπος,ὁ,
A. bosom, lap, παῖδ' ἐπὶ κόλπῳ ἔχουσα
Il. 6.400
;ἂψ ὁ πάϊς πρὸς κόλπον ἐκλίνθηib. 467 ;ἡ δ' ἄρα μιν κηώδεϊ δέξατο κόλπῳ(cf. 111.1 ) ib. 483 ;ἱμάντα τέῳ ἐγκάτθεο κ.put the girdle in thybosom, 14.219 ; εἰς κόλπον πτύσαι
Thphr. Char. 16.15
(cf.πτύω) ; ἐν κόλπῳ εἶχες ὄφιν
Thgn. 602
; ὁ κ. Ἀβραάμ
Ev.Luc. 16.22
; freq. of pet birds or animals, τρέφειν ἐν κ.
Herod. 6.102
;κυνίδιον ἐν κόλπῳ τιθηνούμενον lap-dog, Plu. 2.472c ; κίσσαν ἐκ μέσων τῶν κόλπων ἁρπάσας
Luc. Jud.Voc. 8
; so τὸ θυγάτριον ἐκ κόλπων τῶν ἐμῶν ἀναρπάσαντα
Hld. 4.14
Close Browse lexicon entries : metaph., εἰς τοὺς εὐανθεῖς κ. λειμώνων
(lyr.); λειμώνων φύλλων τ' ἐν κόλποις ναίω
(lyr.); alsoτὰ ὑπὸ κόλπου,
= τὰ ἀφροδίσια , Luc. Alex. 39 .
= αἰδοῖον γυναικεῖον , esp.vagina, Sor. 1.16 , al., Ruf. Onom. 196 , Poll. 2.222 : pl., Sor. 1.70b , S.E. M. 5.62 .
b. κόλποι τῆς ὑστέραςsupposedsinusesin the womb, Hp. Nat.Puer. 31 , Sor. 1.9 (sg.), Gal. UP 14.4 .
c. in poets more vaguely of the wholesinus genitalis, womb, in pl., E. Hel. 1145 (lyr.), Call. Jov. 15 : sg., Id. Del. 214 ; δεσποίνας ὑπὸ κόλπον ἔδυν
. 8 ;θεὸς διὰ κόλπουib. 31i24 : metaph., of the grave, σῶμα σὸν ἐν κόλποις . . γαῖα καλύπτει
, cf. 3412 , Epigr.Gr. 214.7 (Rhenea);κ. ἡμερῶν, of thewombof time, Ezek. Exag. 39 .
d. of other cavities,οἱ κ. τῆς κοιλίας, in theἐχῖνος, Arist. HA 530b27 ; of theventriclesof the heart, Poll. 2.216 .
II. fold of a garment, esp. as it fell over the girdle, freq. in pl., δεύοντο δὲ δάκρυσι κ.
, cf. A. Pers. 539 (anap.), etc.: also in sg., κ. βαθὺν καταλιπόμενος τοῦ κιθῶνος
;κόλπον ἀνιεμένηletting down thebosom of her robe, i.e. baring her breast, Il. 22.80 ; ἐπὶ σφυρὰ κόλπον ἀνεῖσαι
;κρύψε δὲ παρθενίαν ὠδῖνα κόλποις, i.e. she concealed her pregnancyby the loose folds of her robe, Pi. O. 6.31 ; κατακρύψας' ὑπὸ κόλπῳ
; κόλπῳ φέρουσα . . πεπλώματος
;ὑπὸ κόλπου(v.l.-ῳ)χεῖρας ἔχειν'keep one's hand in one'spocket', of a stingy person, Theoc. 16.16 ; ὑπὸ κόλπου
, 81 , Hes. 2 , Merc.Cond. 27 ;ὑπὸ κόλπονHsch. s.v. μασχαλοληπτεῖ ,v.l. in
III. anybosom-like hollow:
1. of the sea, first in a half-literal sense, of a sea-goddess,Θέτις δ' ὑπεδέξατο κόλπῳreceived himin her bosom, Il. 6.136 , cf. supr. 1.1 : generally, δῦτε θαλάσσης εὐρέα κ.
, cf. Od. 4.435 ;εἴσω ἁλὸς εὐρέα κ.ll. 21.125 : in pl., κατὰ δεινοὺς κ. ἁλός
2. bay, gulf,Ἑρμιόνην Ἀσίνην τε, βαθὺν κατὰ κ. ἐχούσας, i.e.βαθὺν κατεχούσας κόλπον, Il. 2.560 ; Μηλιεὺς κ.
;κ. Ῥέας, i.e. the Adriatic, Id. Pr. 837 ; Τυρσηνικὸς κ.
, cf. Hdt. 2.11 , 7.58 , 198 , Th. 2.90 , etc.
, cf. 14.23 ; Ἐλευσινίας Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις
4. of a fortified site,salient, Ph. Bel. 86.8 .
5. ὁ κ. τοῦ ἅρματος bottomof the chariot, LXX 3 Ki. 22.35 .
6. fistulous ulcerwhich spreads under the skin, Dsc. 1.128 , Heliod. ap. Orib. 44.8.22 , Gal. 11.125 .
IV. in Tactics,enveloping force, Onos. 21.5 .
References Il. 6.400 467 111.1 483 14.219 Thphr. Char. 16.15 Thgn. 602 Ev.Luc. 16.22 Herod. 6.102 Plu. 2.472c Luc. Jud.Voc. 8 Hld. 4.14 Ar. Ra. 373 Id. Av. 1094 Luc. Alex. 39 Sor. 1.16 Ruf. Onom. 196 Poll. 2.222 Sor. 1.70b S.E. M. 5.62 Hp. Nat.Puer. 31 Sor. 1.9 Gal. UP 14.4 E. Hel. 1145 Call. Jov. 15 Id. Del. 214 Orph. Fr. 32c 8 31i24 IG 2.3839 3412 Epigr.Gr. 214.7 Ezek. Exag. 39 Arist. HA 530b27 Poll. 2.216 Il. 9.570 A. Pers. 539 Hdt. 6.125 Il. 22.80 Theoc. 15.134 Pi. O. 6.31 Od. 15.469 A. Th. 1044 Theoc. 16.16 Luc. Herm. 37 81 Hes. 2 Merc.Cond. 27 Luc. Ind. 12 Il. 6.136 1.1 18.140 Od. 4.435 21.125 Od. 5.52 Pi. O. 13.88 Ar. Av. 694 Il. 2.560 A. Pers. 486 Id. Pr. 837 S. Fr. 598 Hdt. 2.11 7.58 198 Th. 2.90 Pi. P. 4.49 Id. O. 9.87 14.23 S. Ant. 1121 E. Tr. 130 Th. 2.99 X. HG 6.5.17 Ph. Bel. 86.8 LXX 3 Ki. 22.35 Dsc. 1.128 Heliod. Orib. 44.8.22 Gal. 11.125 Onos. 21.5 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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