tittle κεραία, poetry κεν-αίη, ἡ, (κέρας) horn, [[ 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 36, 3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 3.476. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+] __2 antennae of the crayfish or
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tittle κεραία, poetry κεν-αίη, ἡ, (κέρας) horn, [[ 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 36, 3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 3.476. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+] __2 antennae of the crayfish or
ravage, plunder κερᾰί̈ζω, Ep. impf. A. κεράϊζον Hom. (v. infr.):fut. inf. κεραϊξέμεν Il. 16.830 :aor. ἐκεράϊσα Hdt. 2.115 , -ϊξα Nonn. D. 23.21 : (κείρω):—ravage, plunder, σταθμοὺς ἀνθρώπω
potter κερᾰμ-εύς, έως, ὁ, potter, ὡς ὅτε τις τροχὸν.. κεραμεὺς πειρήσεται [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.601, compare 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 14.1, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]
Potter (Field) κερᾰμ-εύς, έως, ὁ, potter, ὡς ὅτε τις τροχὸν.. κεραμεὺς πειρήσεται [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.601, compare 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 14.1, etc.] Refs 8t
Aër. κέρᾰς,τό, Ep. gen.Κέρᾰος, Att. contr. κέρως; Ep. dat.κέρᾰϊ(elided) orκέραιor A. κέρᾳ Il. 11.385 , cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.75 ,κέρᾳalso in Th. 2.90 , 7.6 : nom. pl.κέρᾱ(v. infr.), gen.κεράων, κερῶν, d
hiding place, hole κευθ-μών,ῶνος,ὁ, (κεύθω) A. hiding place, hole, μαιομένη κευθμῶνας ἀνὰ σπέος Od. 13.367 ;ὥς τε σύες, πυκινοὺς κευθμῶνας ἔχοντεςin the close-barredsties, 10.283 ;κευθμῶνες ὀρέων h
custos κεύθω,fut. A. κεύσω Od. 3.187 :aor. 1 ἔκευσα(ἐπ-) 15.263 : Ep. aor. κύθε [ῠ] 3.16 , Eratosth. 4 , redupl.subj. κεκύθω [ῠ] Od. 6.303 :pf. κέκευθα Il. 22.118 :plpf. ἐκεκεύθειν, κεκ-, Od.
Wiener Sitzb. Κέως,ἡ,Ceos, one of the Cyclades, IG 12(5).532.7 , Str. 10.5.6 , etc.:—henceΚεῖος, Ion. Κήϊος,ὁ, aCeian, Hdt. 5.102 , etc.;οὐ Χῖος, ἀλλὰ Κεῖοςnot a (roguish) Chian, but an (honest)Ceian
take charge of, tend. κηδ-εύω, (κῆδος) A. take charge of, tend. S. OT 1323 (lyr.), OC 750 ; πόλιν Id. Fr. 683.4 , E. IT 1212 ; νύμφην Id. Med. 888 ; νόσημα Id. Or. 883 . 2. esp.attend toa cor
one that has charge of κηδεμών,όνος,ὁ, (κήδω) A. one that has charge ofa person or thing, Hom. (only in Il. ) always ofpersons attending to the dead, 23.163 , 674 . 2. generally,one who cares for ot
heart κῆρ,τό, perh. contr. fromκέαρ(sedv.infr.); Hom. alwaysκῆρ, dat.κῆρι,Adv. κηρόθι(q.v.); Trag.alwaysκέαρ(no other case):— A. heart, κῆρ γηθεῖ ἐνὶ στήθεσσι Il. 14.139 ; κ. ἄχνυται ἐν θυμῷ 6.523
wax-salve, cerate κήρ-ωμα,ατος,τό, A. = κηρωτή ,wax-salve, cerate, Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 15 , 33 (both pl.), Orib. Fr. 63 (pl.). 2. layer of mudorclay forming the floor of the wrestling-ringin the times
honeycomb κηρίον, τό, κηρός ) honeycomb, mostly in plural, [[ “hymnus ad Mercurium” 559, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 597, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.114, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ.
bees-wax κηρός,ὁ, A. bees-wax, Od. 12.48 , Theoc. 1.27 , etc.;honeycomb, Id. 20.27 ; εὐπλαστότερον κηροῦ Pl. R. 588d ; used as a cosmetic, Philostr. Ep. 22 ; in encaustic painting, IG 42 ( 1 ). 102
beeswax κηρός, ὁ, bees-wax, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.48, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.27, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; honeycomb, [[ [prev. author] 20.27; εὐπλαστότερον κη
to be a herald, officiate as herald κηρύσσω, Att. κηρύκ-ττω, Dor. κᾱρύσσω:impf. A. ἐκήρυσσον Il. 2.444 , Th. 1.27 , -υττον And. 1.112 :fut.-ύξω Ar. Ec. 684 , Dor. καρυξῶ Id. Ach. 748 :aor.
to preach κηρύσσω, Attic dialect κηρύττω, Doric dialect κᾱρύσσω: imperfect ἐκήρυσσον [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.444, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.27, -υττον 5th-6th c.BC: Andoc
cetaceous κητ-ώδης,ες, of fish, A. cetaceous:τὰ κ. animals of the whale kind, Arist. Resp. 476b13 , cf. HA 591b26 ; ofcoarsefishes (dogfish, etc.), Gal. 6.728 , Xenocr. ap. Orib. 2.58.84 , Alex.Trall
latticed gates κιγκλ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, mostly in pl.κιγκλίδες, A. latticed gatesin theδικαστήριονorβουλευτήριον, by which theδικασταίorβουλευταίwere admitted to pass through theδρύφακτοιor bar, Ar. Eq. 641
play the cithara κῐθαρ-ίζω, Att. fut.-ιῶ Antiph. 141 : (κίθαρις):— A. play the cithara, φόρμιγγι . . ἱμερόεν κιθάριζε Il. 18.570 , Hes. Sc. 202 ; λύρῃ δ' ἐρατὸν κιθαρίζων h.Merc. 423 ; ἕρπει ἄν
κῐ́θαρ-ις , ιος , ἡ , acc. κίθαριν, = κιθάρα , Hom. (who never uses the latter form), Od. 1.153 , al., cf. Alc. Supp. 17 , Pi. P. 5.65 , Ar. Th. 124 (lyr.). playing on the cithara , οὐκ ἄν τοι χραισμῇ
to play the harp κῐθαρ-ίζω, Attic dialect future -ιῶ [[ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 141 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: (κίθαρις):— play the cithara, φόρμιγγι.. ἱμερόεν κιθάριζε [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus
short frock κιθωνίσκοςib. 1523.18 ), Dim. of χιτών, A. short frock( ὑπὲρ γονάτων X. An. 5.4.13 ), worn by men, Ar. Av. 946 , Lys. 10.10 , Phld. Ir. p.39W. , etc.; with a girdle, Pl. Hp.Mi. 368c ;
moving κῑν-ητός,ή,όν, (fem. -ός Pl. Ti. 37d ) A. moving(intr.), l.c., cf. Plu. 2.1012f ;liable to alteration, Arist. EN 1134b29 . 2. in Law,κ. οὐσία movableproperty, Cod.Just. 1.11.10.1 , cf. 1.2.1