κόσκῐνον,τό(for the genderv.
Ar. Fr. 480 , Poll. 10.149 ),
A. sieve, Semon. 7.59 , Ar. Nu. 373 , Fr. 227 , Democr. 164 , etc.; φορεῖν ὕδωρ τετρημένῳ κοσκίνῳ
Pl. Grg. 493
b;ἐν Ἅιδου κοσκίνῳ ὕδωρ φέρειν, alluding to the punishment of the Danaids, Id. R. 363 d; κοσκίνοις μαντεύεσθαι
Ael. NA 8.5
, cf. Luc. Alex. 9 ;κ. ἁλωνικὸν ἀπὸ βύρσης, ἀπὸ δέρματος, κ. πλεκτόν, Edict.Diocl. 15.56 , al., cf. Poll. 6.74 , Gp. 2.19.5 , al.
II. κ. Ἐρατοσθένους tablefor finding prime numbers, Nicom. Ar. 1.13 .