λάρναξ,ᾰκος,ἡ, (rarelyὁ,v.infr. 3 )
A. coffer, box, chest, e.g. for household stores, Il. 18.413 , Hdt. 3.123 ; λ. δαιδαλέα
B. 5.141
, cf. Simon. (v. infr.).
2. cinerary urnorcoffin, [ ὀστέα] χρυσείην ἐς λάρνακα θῆκαν
Il. 24.795
; λάρνακας κυπαρισσίνας ἄγουσιν ἄμαξαι . . : ἔνεστι δὲ τὰ ὀστᾶ κτλ.
Th. 2.34
, cf. CIG 4003 , 4007 (Iconium), 4441 (Adana), al.; thearkof Deucalion, Plu. 2.968f , Luc. Syr.D. 12 , Apollod. 1.7.2 ; of the Ark, AP 1.62 (Christian); esp. anarkin which children were exposed, Simon. 37.1 , A.R. 1.622 , D.S. 5.62 , etc.
3. drinking trough, ὁ λ. οὗτος
IG 12(1).961
(Chalce). (Dissim. fr.νάρναξ, q.v.)