σορός, ἡ,
vessel for holding human remains, cinerary urn, ὣς δὲ καὶ ὀστέα νῶϊν ὁμὴ σ. ἀμφικαλύπτοι [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.91 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; coffin, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.68, 2.78, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 691, “Lys.” 600, etc. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of stone, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Igne” 46, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 5.124: proverbial, τὸν ἕτερον πόδα ἐν τῇ σ. ἔχειν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Herm.” 78 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; bier, [[NT.Luke.7.14, “PLond.” 1.121.236 (3rd c.AD). ] NT+3rd c.AD+]
__II as nickname of an old man or woman, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1365, 3rd c.BC: Macho Comicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 13.580c. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III αἱ δημόσιαι σ. uncertain meaning in [[ “PLips.” 86.11 (4th c.AD). ] Refs 4th c.AD+]