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tern κήξ,κηκός,ἡ , a sea-bird, perh. the A. ternorsea-swallow, ἄντλῳ δ' ἐνδούπησε πεσοῦς' ὡς εἰναλίη κήξ Od. 15.479 :—also in the formsκαύαξ, = λάρος , Hsch. , andκαύηξ Hippon. 2 (nisi leg.καύης,
of κηπ-αῖος,α,ον, (κῆπος) A. oforfrom a garden, cultivated, κ. σίκυες Arist. Pr. 926b7 , cf. Dsc. 2.146 , Gal. 6.627 (v.l.), etc.;κ. παράδεισοι garden-likeparks, Clearch. 6 . II. κηπαία(sc.θύρα),ἡ
gardens κηπ-εία,ἡ, in pl., A. gardens, Pl. Lg. 845d , D.S. 5.43 , J. BJ 5.2.2 .
cultivated, grown in a garden κηπ-ευτός,ή,όν, A. cultivated, grown in a garden, Dsc. 3.45 , Gp. 12.30.7 , Paul.Aeg. 1.13 .
kitchen-garden, κηπο-λᾰχᾰνία,ἡ, A. kitchen-garden, POxy. 1917.55 (vi A.D.).
making of a garden, κηπο-ποιί̈α,ἡ, A. making of a garden, Gp. 12.2.1 .
of κηπουρ-ιᾰκός,ή,όν, A. oforfor a garden, θρίδακες BGU 1118.13 (i B.C.);θύραι(made of lettuce-stems)v.l. in Thphr. HP 7.4.5 .
of κηπουρ-ικός,ή,όν, A. oforfor gardening,νόμοι, νόμιμον, Pl. Min. 316e , 317b ;κηπουρικαὶ θύραι gardentrellis, Thphr. HP 7.4.5 ;κ. κτένες, πλατυλίσγιον, Ph. Bel. 100.10 , Apollod. Poliorc. 220.18 ;
gardening κηπουργ-ία,ἡ, A. gardening, Poll. 7.101 .
skilled in gardening κηπουργ-ικός,ή,όν, A. skilled in gardening, ib. 141 .
fomentation with melted wax κηρ-εμβροχή,ἡ, A. fomentation with melted wax, Alex.Trall. 12 .
material of bees-wax κήρ-ωσις,εως,ἡ, A. material of bees-wax, Arist. HA 553b28 .
cera, wax tablet, κήρα,ἡ, Lat. A. cera, wax tablet, POxy. 2110.4 (iv A.D.).
locust κηρᾰφίς,ίδος,ἡ, a kind of A. locust, Nic. Al. 394 ; = κάραβος , Hsch.
waxen κήρῐνος,η,ον , ̔κηρός) A. waxen, Ar. Ec. 1035 , Archipp. 3 D. , Pl. Tht. 191c , 197d ;κηρίνα ὀπώρα, i.e.honey, Alcm. 75 . II. metaph.,pliable as wax, τοὺς θυμοὺς . . κηρίνους ποιεῖν Pl. Lg.
like wax κηρῖτις(sc.λίθος),ἡ, a precious stone A. like wax, Plin. HN 37.153 .
formation of wax κηρο-γονία,ἡ, A. formation of waxorcombs, LXX 4 Ma. 14.19 .
painting with wax κηρο-γρᾰφία,ἡ, A. painting with wax, i.e.encaustic painting, πᾶς τόπος κηρογραφίᾳ κατεπεποίκιλτο Id. 1 .
clad in wax κηρο-χίτων[ῐ],ωνος,ὁ,ἡ , A. clad in wax, λαμπάς AP 6.249 (Antip.).
wax-coloured κηρό-χρως,ωτος,ὁ,ἡ, A. wax-coloured, κόμαι Chaerem. 1.5 (fort.κιρρό-, q.v.).
combs κηρο-γονία, ἡ, formation of wax or combs, [[ LXX.4Mac.14.19. ] LXX]
mould of κηροπλαστ-έω, A. mould oforin wax, Hp. Art. 62 ; κ. Ἔρωτα Eub. 41 ;mould as in wax, ἐκηροπλάστεεν τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἡ φύσις Aret. SD 2.13 . 2. make wax cells, D.S. 17.75 , 19.2 .
hot palette, hot plate κηροτᾰκίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. hot palette, hot plate, used by painters for keepingwax paints hot, and by alchemists, PHolm. 6.33 , Syn.Alch. p.60 B. , Zos.Alch. p.158 B. , etc.
charwoman κηρύκ-αινα[ῡ],ἡ , fem. ofκῆρυξ, Ar. Ec. 713 . II. at Alexandria, a kind ofcharwoman, Suid.