head-foremost, tumbling κύμβᾰχος,ον, (κύμβηB) A. head-foremost, tumbling, ἔκπεσε δίφρου κύμβαχος ἐν κονίῃσιν Il. 5.586 ; κ. ἐπ' ὤμους Hld. 10.30 , cf. Lyc. 66 , Eust. 584.16 . II. Subst.,ὁ,crown
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head-foremost, tumbling κύμβᾰχος,ον, (κύμβηB) A. head-foremost, tumbling, ἔκπεσε δίφρου κύμβαχος ἐν κονίῃσιν Il. 5.586 ; κ. ἐπ' ὤμους Hld. 10.30 , cf. Lyc. 66 , Eust. 584.16 . II. Subst.,ὁ,crown
cup κύμβος,ὁ, A. = κύμβη (A),cup, Nic. Th. 526 : heterocl. dat.κύμβεϊor κύμβεσι Id. Al. 129 . (Cf. Skt.kumbhás'pot', Irishcum'vase', etc.)
skinflint κῠμῑνο-κίμβιξ,ῑκος,ὁ, A. skinflint(cf.κυμινοπρίστης), Com.Adesp. 1055 .
cumminseller, κῠμῑνο-πώλης,ου,ὁ, A. cumminseller, PMasp. 146.2 , al.(vi A.D.).
breaking the waves κῡμο-ρρώξ,ῶγος,ὁ,ἡ, A. breaking the waves, Hdn.Gr. 1.46 .
wave-cleaving κῡμο-τόμος,ον, A. wave-cleaving:ὁ κ. cutwaterof a bridge, Suid. , cf. BCH 26.166 (Syria,vi A.D.;κοιμ-lapis).
dog-throttler κῠν-άγχης,ου,ὁ, A. dog-throttler, title of Hermes, Hippon. 1 .
leader of hounds, huntsman κῠν-ᾰγωγός,ὁ, (ἄγω) A. leader of hounds, huntsman, X. Cyn. 9.2 , Arr. Cyn. 7.6 , 25.6 , Philostr. Im. 1.28 .
dog-leash κῠν-ακτής,οῦ,ὁ, (ἄγω) A. dog-leash, v. κυνάγχη 111 .
dog-star κῠ́ν-αστρος,ὁ, late word for the A. dog-star, Sch. Opp. H. 1.46 , Sch. Lyc. 397 , Eust. 514.27 , Steph. in Rh. 304.3 .
puppy κῠν-ίσκος,ὁ, A. puppy, nickname of Zeuxidamus in Hdt. 6.71 . 2. metaph.,little Cynic, Luc. Pisc. 45 .
Cynical philosophy κῠν-ισμός,ὁ, A. Cynical philosophyorconduct, Apollod.Stoic. 3.261 , Luc. Bis Acc. 33 , Poll. 5.65 , Jul. Or. 6.182c .
dog-eyed κῠν-ώπης,ου,ὁ, (ὤψ) A. dog-eyed, i.e.shameless one, Il. 1.159 :—fem.κῠν-ῶπις,ιδος,ἡ , ἐμεῖο κυνώπιδος εἵνεκ', says Helen, Od. 4.145 , cf. Il. 3.180 ;κ. εἵνεκα κούρης, of Aphrodite, Od. 8.319
dog's ear κῠν-ωτός,ὁ, A. dog's ear, name of a throw of the dice, An.Ox. 2.21 ; prob.in Eub. 57 (but κυνῶτες Poll. 7.205 ).
rib-grass, Plantago lanceolata κῠ́ν-ωψ,ωπος,ὁ, A. rib-grass, Plantago lanceolata, Thphr. HP 7.7.3 .
wooden peg κύνδᾰλος,ὁ, A. wooden peg, Poll. 10.188 : pl. κύνδαλα Id. 9.120 .
spinal marrow κυνεάγας: κυδώδων, Hsch. κυνεγκέφᾰλος,ὁ, A. spinal marrow, Id.
huntsman κῠνηγ-έτης,ου,ὁ, Dor. (never in Trag.)κυνᾱγέτᾱς Pi. N. 6.14 :— A. huntsman, Od. 9.120 , E. HF 860 (troch.), Hec. 1174 , Pl. R. 432b , X. Cyn. 6.11 , al., OGI 20 (iii B.C.); in pl. of certa
of κῠνηγ-ετικός,ή,όν, A. oforfor hunting, fond of the chase, Pl. Euthphr. 13a :ἡ -κή(sc.τέχνη) ibid., Phld. Mus. p.24 K.; οἱ κ. λόγοι Onos. Praef. 1 ;ὁ κ. [λόγος], title of Xenophon's work on Hunti
hunt, chase κῠνηγ-έω, Dor. κῠνηγ-ᾱγέω Bion 1.60 :pf. Pass. A. κεκυνηγῆσθαι Plb. 31.29.4 : (κυνηγός):—hunt, chase, later form ofκυνηγετέω, ὅταν κυνηγήσῃ [ὁ ἀετός] Arist. HA 619a33 , cf. Plu. Pel
cuniculus, rabbit κύνικλος,ὁ,=Lat. A. cuniculus, rabbit, Plb. 12.3.10 (κούνικλοςap. Ath. 9.400f ), prob. in Gal. 6.666 ; in Ael. NA 13.15 κόνικλος.
with a dog's look κῠνο-βλώψ,ῶπος,ὁ,ἡ, A. with a dog's look, Hsch.
feeder of sacred jackals, κῠνο-βοσκός,ὁ, A. feeder of sacred jackals, Sammelb. 5796 (i B.C.).
dog-tongued κῠνό-γλωσσος,ον, A. dog-tongued: hence 1. κυνόγλωσσος,ὁ , kind offish, Epich. 44 . 2. hound's tongue, Cynoglossum Columnae, Nic. Fr. 71 :—alsoκῠνό-γλωσσον,τό, Ps.- Dsc. 4.127 , Zopyr. a