limb, member
κῶλον,τό,
A. limb, memberof a body, esp.leg, A. Pr. 325 , S. OC 183 (lyr.), Ph. 42 , etc.; δρομάδι κ.
E. Hel. 1301
(lyr.); κ. ταχύπουν
Id. Ba. 168
(lyr.): mostly in pl., A. Pr. 81 , S. OC 19 ; χεῖρες καὶ κῶλα
E. Ph. 1185
: generally, ofarmsandlegs, and of animals,foreandhind legs, τὰ ἐμπρόσθια κ.
Pl. Ti. 91e
; τὰ ἔμπροσθεν καὶ τὰ ὄπισθεν κ.
Arist. HA 498a3
, cf. PA 690a20 , etc.; δέρμα, τρίχας, ὄνυχάς τε ἐπ' ἄκροις τοῖς κώλοις ἔφυσαν
Pl. Ti. 76e
.
2.
= κωλῆ
1 , A. Pr. 496 .
3. of plants,limb, arm, σκολιῆς ἄγρια κ. βάτου
AP 7.315
( Zenod. or Rhian. ): in pl., also,internodesof theνάρθηξ, Corn. ND 30 .
II. generally,member,
1. of a building,sideorfront, of a square or triangular building, Hdt. 2.126 , 134 , 4.62 , 108 , Pl. Lg. 947e .
b. uprightof a ladder, Apollod. Poliorc. 182.5 , al.
2. limborlap of the race-course, διαύλου θάτερον κ.
A.
Ag. 344 .
3. Rhet.,memberorclause of a περίοδος, Arist. Rh. 1409b13 , Phld. Rh. 1.165
S. , D.H. Comp. 22 , Quint. 9.4.22 , Demetr. Eloc. 1 , Hermog. Id. 1.3 , 2.3 ;στίξομεν κατὰ κῶλονCastor in Rh. 3.721 W.;διελὼν πρὸς κῶλον, of Origen in his Hexapla, Eus. HE 6.16 .
4. in verse,metrical unit containing fewer than three συζυγίαι without catalexis, Heph.
Poëm.
1 ;element of a στροφή, D.H. Comp. 19 , etc.
5. ῥινοῦ ἐύ̈στροφα κ., poet. fora sling,
AP 7.172 (Antip. Sid.).
6. incorrect form forκόλον(q.v.), Isid. Etym. 4.7.38 , etc.; cf.κωλικός.
