triangular tablets κύρβεις,εων,αἱ, Ar. Av. 1354 , Lys. 30.20 , etc.;οἱ, Cratin. 274 (butταῖςcodd. of Plu. Sol. 25 ), Arist. Ath. 7.1 , Euph. 6 : A. κύρβιες AP 4.4 ( Agath. ); acc. pl. κύρβιας A.R
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triangular tablets κύρβεις,εων,αἱ, Ar. Av. 1354 , Lys. 30.20 , etc.;οἱ, Cratin. 274 (butταῖςcodd. of Plu. Sol. 25 ), Arist. Ath. 7.1 , Euph. 6 : A. κύρβιες AP 4.4 ( Agath. ); acc. pl. κύρβιας A.R
players who wear wooden masks κυριττοί,οἱ, A. players who wear wooden masks, in Italy, Hsch. ; cf.κύριθρα.
a nest of robbers Κύρνος,ἡ,Cyrnus, ancient name of Corsica, Hdt. 1.165 :—Adj. Κύρνιοι,οἱ, Id. 7.165 ;Κυρνία γῆ, prov. of A. a nest of robbers, Diogenian. 5.35 . II. Appellat.κύρνος,ὁ,bastard( Maced.
bulging, swelling κυρτ-ός,ή,όν, A. bulging, swelling, κῦμα Il. 4.426 ; κύματα κυρτὰ φαληριόωντα 13.799 , cf. Sosicr. 2 ; θάλασσα κυρτὸν ἐπαφρίζῃ Mosch. Fr. 1.5 ;τὼ δέ οἱ ὤμω κυρτώ humped, Il. 2
receptacles κυττοί,οἱ, A. receptacles, Hsch.
crooked piece of wood, bent yoke of the plough κῡ́φ-ων,ωνος,ὁ, (κυφός) A. crooked piece of wood, bent yoke of the plough, Thgn. 1201 :κύφωνες,οἱ ,two barsin the frame of a chariot, Poll. 1.143 . II.
descendants of Cypselus Κυψελίδαι,οἱ, A. descendants of Cypselus, Thgn. 894 , Hdt. 6.128 , Pl. Phdr. 236b .
pomegranate flowers κώβαλοι,οἱ, A. pomegranate flowers, Hsch. κῶβαξ: ὁ μέγας τέττιξ, Id.κωβάριον,globus, Gloss.
public prison κῶς(A),τό, contr. forκῶας, Nicoch. 12 . II. at Corinth,public prison, St.Byz. , cf. Hsch. ; cf.κῶος. III. masc. pl.κῶες,οἱ ,prisoners, at Corinth, St.Byz.
slacken λαγγάζω, A. slacken(=ἐνδίδωμι, AB 106 ), Antiph. 37 , Phot. s.v. λογγάσω :λαγγάζει: ὀκνεῖ, οἱ δὲ λαγγεῖ, Hsch. ;λαγγάσαι: περιφυγεῖν, Id.; cf.λαγγαρεῖ.λαγγανώμενος: περιιστάμενος, στραγγευόμε
secretly, by stealth λάθρῃ[ᾱ̆], Att. λάθρᾳ,Adv., (λανθάνω) A. secretly, by stealth, ὁ δέ οἱ παρελέξατο λάθρῃ Il. 2.515 ; ἀνήρ, ὃς ἐμίσγετο λάθρῃ Od. 15.430 ;λάθρῃ κτείναντες treacherously, 17.80
sapula, λάμαχος: ἄμαχος, ἀκαταγώνιστος, Hsch. λάμβαι: τὰ χάσματα, ἢ οἱ μόνοι τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ἰχθῦς, Id.; cf.λάμβα, A. sapula, Gloss.
torch-bearer λαμπᾰδη-φόρος,ὁ, A. torch-bearer, A. Ag. 312 , Ar. Fr. 442 , IG 22 . 1250 , 2.965b28 : -οι, title of play by Philetaerus; but also,candelabra, JRS 18.162 (Jerash,iii A. D.).
shine λαμπετ-άω, A. = λάμπω ,shine, only in Ep. part. λαμπετόων shining, ὄσσε δέ οἱ πυρὶ λαμπετόωντι ἐί̈κτην Il. 1.104 = Od. 4.662 , cf. Hes. Sc. 390 ; ἄστρα λαμπετόωντα Id. Th. 110 ; τείρεα λ
sea-fish λάρῐνος[ᾱ],ὁ , a kind of A. sea-fish, Opp. H. 3.399 ( v.l. λάριμος ), Hsch. :—henceλᾱρῐναῖον κύρτον: οἱ ἁλιεῖς τὸν ἐκ λε<υ>κέας, ἢ μέγαν, Id.:—λᾱρῐνευτής,οῦ,ὁ, = ἁλιεύς , Id.
the choreutae who stood in the middle λαυροστάται[ᾰ],οἱ,(λαύρα, στῆναι) A. the choreutae who stood in the middle, gen erally the bad ones, Cratin. 422 .
good at speaking, able to speak λεκτικός,ή,όν, A. good at speaking, able to speak, X. Mem. 4.3.1 , Cyr. 5.5.46 ( Sup. );ἡ -κή(sc.τέχνη)the art of speaking, Pl. Plt. 304d . II. suited for speaking,οἱ
worshippers of the Lemnian deities, Λημνιασταί,οἱ, A. worshippers of the Lemnian deities, IG 12(1).43 (Rhodes,i B.C.).Λήμνιος, v. Λῆμνος .
the Liburnians Λῐβυρνοί,οἱ, A. the Liburnians, a people on the Adriatic coast below Istria, Λιβυρνὴ πόλις Str. 7.5.4 , etc.:—Adj. Λῐβυρνικός,ή,όν,Liburnian, A. Fr. 364 : -κόν(sc.πλοῖον),τό,a light,
throwing stones, pelting with stones λῐθόβολ-ος,ον, (parox.) A. throwing stones, pelting with stones: -βόλοι,οἱ ,stone-throwers, distd. fromσφενδονῆται, Th. 6.69 , cf. J. BJ 3.7.18 ; γυμνῆτες λ. καὶ
struck with stones, stoned λῐθοβόλ-ος, ον, (paroxytone) throwing stones, pelting with stones: -βόλοι, οἱ, stone-throwers, distinguished from σφενδονῆται, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.69, comp
one that licks, λικροί: οἱ ὔζοι τῶν ἐλαφείων κεράτων, Hsch. (alsoλεκροίId.).λίκτης,ου,ὁ, (λείχω) A. one that licks, Gloss. (betterλείκτης).
the Bands λίνος,ὁ,= λίνον,τό, λίνος: τὸ δίκτυον, Suid. ;λῖνος: τὸ λινάριον, Et.Gud. 371 ;λῖνοςalso in Gp. 2.40.3 . II. λίνοι,οἱ,the Bands, a constellation, Gem. 3.7 .
land that lacks rain λῐπήμεροι: οἱ ἐν τῷ προσήκοντι χρόνῳ μὴ γεννώμενοι, Hsch. Λιπ[ι]ϋί̈α,ἡ, A. land that lacks rain, coined as etym. ofΛιβύηby Varro ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1.22 .