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κύκλος,ὁ( Dor.
ἁ,v.infr. 11.11 ), also with heterocl. pl.
A.
κύκλα
Il.
, etc.,v.infr. 11.1 , 3 , 9 , 111.1 :—ring, circle,ὅπποτέ μιν δόλιον περὶ κύκλον ἄγωσιν, of thecirclewhich hunters draw round their game, Od. 4.792 ;κ. δέκα χάλκεοι(concentric)circlesof brass on a round shield, Il. 11.33 , cf. 20.280 ; butἀσπίδος κύκλον λέγωthe round shield itself, A. Th. 489 , cf. 496 , 591 .
2. Adverbial usages,κύκλῳ in a circleorring, round about, κ. ἁπάντῃ
Od. 8.278
; κ. πάντῃ
X. An. 3.1.2
; πανταχῇ
D. 4.9
; τὸ κ. πέδον
Pi. O. 10(11).46
; κ. περιάγειν
Close Browse lexicon entries ; λίμνη . . ἐργασμένη εὖ κ.
;ἡ κ. περιφορά, κίνησις, Pl. Lg. 747a , Alex. Aphr. in Top. 218.3 : freq. withπερίor words compounded there with,roundabout, κ. πέριξ
, etc.; τοῦ φλοιοῦ περιαιρεθέντος κ.
; soκ. περὶ αὐτήν roundabout it, Hdt. 1.185 ; περὶ τὰ δώματα κ.
; alsoκύκλῳc. acc., without περί, ἐπιστήσαντες κ. σῆμα
; πάντα τὸν τόπον τοῦτον κ.
: c.gen., κ. τοῦ στρατοπέδου
(i A.D.), etc.: metaph.,aroundorfrom all sides, S. Ant. 241 , etc.;κεντουμένη κύκλῳ ἡ ψυχή all over, Pl. Phdr. 251d ;τὰ κ.thecircumstances, Arist. Rh. 1367b29 , EN 1117b2 ;ἡ κ. ἀπόδειξις, of arguingin a circle, Id. APo. 72b17 , cf. APr. 57b18 : with Preps., ἐν κ.
, Ph. 356 , E. Ba. 653 , Ar. V. 432 , etc.; ἅπαντες ἐν κ.
, Pl. 679 : c. gen., E. HF 926 , Th. 3.74 ; κατὰ κύκλον
1. wheel, Il. 23.340 ; in which sense the heterocl. pl.κύκλαis mostly used, 5.722 , 18.375 ;τοὺς λίθους ἀνατιθεῖσι ἐπὶ τὰ κύκλαon thejanker,
2. trencher, SIG 57.32 (Milet.,v B.C.), Abh.Berl.Akad. 1928(6).29 (Cos), Poll. 6.84 .
3. place of assembly, of the ἀγορά, ἱερὸς κ.
; ὁ κ. τοῦ Ζηνὸς τὠγοραίου
B 6 (Erythrae,v B.C.);ἀγορᾶς κ.(cf.κυκλόεις) E. Or. 919 ; of theamphitheatre, D.C. 72.19 .
b. crowd of people standing round, ringorcircle of people, κ. τυραννικός
;κύκλα χαλκέων ὅπλων, i.e. of armed men, dub. in Id. Fr. 210.9 , cf. X. Cyr. 7.5.41 : abs., E. Andr. 1089 , X. An. 5.7.2 (both pl.), Diph. 55.3 .
c. place in the ἀγορά where domestic utensils were sold, Alex. 99 .
4. vaultof the sky, ὁ κ. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
, LXX 1 Es. 4.34 ; πυραυγέα κ. αἰθέρος
, cf. E. Ion 1147 ; ὁ ἄνω κ.
;γαλαξίας κ.the milky way, Placit. 2.7.1 , al., Poll. 4.159 ; also ὁ τοῦ γάλακτος κ.
b. μέγιστος κ.greatcircle, Autol. Sph. 2 , al.; μ. κ. τῶν ἐν τῇ σφαίρᾳ
, cf. Gem. 5.70 ;κ. ἰσημερινός, θερινός, etc., Ph. 1.27 ; χειμερινός
, Cleom. 1.2 ;ἀρκτικός, ἀνταρκτικός, Gem. 5.2 , 9 ; ὁ κ. ὁ τῶν ζῳδίων
;ὁ ὁρίζων κ.the horizon, Id. Cael. 297b34 ;παράλληλοι κ., ofparallelsof latitude, Autol. Sph. 1 : in pl.,the zones,
5. orb, diskof the sun and moon, ἡλίου κ.
, Pers. 504 , S. Ant. 416 ; πανσέληνος κ.
;μὴ οὐ πλήρεος ἐόντος τοῦ κύκλου(sc.τῆς σελήνης) Hdt. 6.106 : in pl.,the heavenly bodies,
IG 14.2012A9 (Sulp. Max. ).
6. circleorwall rounda city, esp. round Athens, ὁ Ἀθηνέων κ.
, cf. Th. 2.13 , etc.; οὐχὶ τὸν κ. τοῦ Πειραιῶς, οὐδὲ τοῦ ἄστεως
b. circular fort, Th. 6.99 , al.
7. round shield,v.sub init.
8. in pl.,eye-balls, eyes, S. OT 1270 , Ph. 1354 ; ὀμμάτων κ.
(lyr.): rarely in sg.,eye, ὁ αἰὲν ὁρῶν κ. Διός
9. οἱ κ. τοῦ προσώπου cheeks, Hp. Morb. 2.50 ; κύκλα παρειῆς
, 37.412 ; butκύκλος μαζοῦ, poet. forμαζός, isf.l. in
10. κ. ἐλαίηςan olivewreath, Orph. A. 325 (pl.).
11. cycleorcollection of legendsorpoems, κύκλον ἱστορημέναν ὑπὲρ Κρήτας
(Crete); esp. ofthe Epic cycle, ὁ ἐπικὸς κ.
, Procl. ap. Phot. Bibl. p.319
B. , cf. Arist. Rh. 1417a15 ; of the corpus of legends compiled by Dionysius Scytobrachion, Ath. 11.481e , cf. Sch. Od. 2.120 ;κ. ἐπιγραμμάτωνSuid. s.v. Ἀγαθίας ; cf. κυκλικός
III. circular motion, orbitof the heavenly bodies, κύκλον ἰέναι
; οὐρανὸς . . μιᾷ περιαγωγῇ καὶ κύκλῳ συναναχορεύει τούτοις
;revolutionof the seasons, ἐνιαυτοῦ κ.
, Ph. 477 ;τὸν ἐνιαύσιον κ.the yearlycycle, ib. 544 ; ἑπτὰ . . ἐτῶν κ.
;μυρία κύκλα ζώειν, i.e.years,
AP 7.575 ( Leont. ): henceκ. τῶν ἀνθρωπηί̈ων ἐστὶ πρηγμάτωνhuman affairs revolve incycles, Hdt. 1.207 ; φασὶ . . κύκλον εἶναι τὰ ἀνθρώπινα πράγματα
;κύκλου ἐξέπταν, i.e. from thecycleof rebirths, Orph. Fr. 32c . 6 .
b. ἐν τοῖς κ. εἶναιto be intrain, of an affair, PEleph. 14.24
2. circular dance(cf.κύκλιος) , χωρεῖτε νῦν ἱερὸν ἀνὰ κ.
, cf. Simon. 148.9 , E. Alc. 449 (lyr.).
3. in Rhet.,a rounded period, περιόδου κύκλος
b. period which begins and ends with the same word, Hermog. Inv. 4.8 .
4. in Metre, a kind ofanapaest, v.l. for κυκλικός in D.H. Comp. 17 .
IV. sphere, globe, Pl. Lg. 898a . [ῠby nature, S. Ant. 416 , Aj. 672 , etc., but freq. long by position in Hom. and Trag.]
References Il. 11.1 3 9 111.1 Od. 4.792 Il. 11.33 20.280 A. Th. 489 496 591 Od. 8.278 X. An. 3.1.2 D. 4.9 Pi. O. 10(11).46 Hdt. 4.180 Id. 2.170 Ar. Th. 662 Th. 2.84 X. Cyr. 7.2.23 Pl. Lg. 747a Alex. in Top. 218.3 A. Pers. 368 418 Hdt. 1.43 A. Fr. 379 S. Ant. 118 Id. El. 895 E. Andr. 1137 Pl. Phd. 72b Thphr. HP 4.15.1 Hdt. 1.185 Id. 2.62 Id. 4.72 D. 4.4 X. Cyr. 4.5.5 D. 18.96 PFay. 110.7 S. Ant. 241 Pl. Phdr. 251d Il. 23.340 5.722 18.375 IG 12.350.47 SIG 57.32 Abh.Berl.Akad. 1928(6).29 Poll. 6.84 Il. 18.504 Schwyzer 701 B 6 E. Or. 919 D.C. 72.19 S. Aj. 749 Id. Fr. 210.9 X. Cyr. 7.5.41 E. Andr. 1089 X. An. 5.7.2 Diph. 55.3 Alex. 99 Hdt. 1.131 LXX 1 Es. 4.34 h.Hom. 8.6 E. Ion 1147 S. Ph. 815 Ar. Av. 1715 S. Aj. 672 Placit. 2.7.1 Poll. 4.159 Arist. Mete. 345a25 Arat. 511 Autol. Sph. 2 Archim. Sph.Cyl. 1.30 Gem. 5.70 Ph. 1.27 Gem. 5.7 Cleom. 1.2 Gem. 5.2 Arist. Mete. 343a24 Id. Cael. 297b34 Autol. Sph. 1 Stoic. 2.196 A. Pr. 91 Pers. 504 S. Ant. 416 E. Ion 1155 Hdt. 6.106 IG 14.2012 A 9 Max. Hdt. 1.98 Th. 2.13 D. 18.300 Th. 6.99 S. OT 1270 Ph. 1354 Id. Ant. 974 Id. OC 704 Hp. Morb. 2.50 Nonn. D. 33.190 37.412 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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