κορύν-η,ἡ,
A. club, freq. shod with iron for fighting,mace, σιδηρείῃ κορύνῃ ῥήγνυσκε φάλαγγας
Il. 7.141
, cf. 143 ; ξύλων κορύνας ἔχοντες
Hdt. 1.59
; κορύναις τύπτειν
Arist. Pol. 1311b28
.
2. shepherd's staff, Theoc. 7.19 .
II. in plants,knobby budorshoot, Thphr. HP 3.5.1 , al.
III.
= πόσθη , Nic. Al. 409 , AP 5.128 ( Autom. ). [ῠin Hom. and Theoc. 7.19 , 9.23 ;ῡin E. Supp. 715 , Theoc. 25.63 , Nic.l.c.]