daintiness, refinement κομψ-εία,ἡ, (κομψός) A. daintiness, refinement, esp. of language,τὰς . . τοιαύτας κομψείαςsuch-likerefinements, Pl. Phd. 101c , cf. Phld. Rh. 1.224 S. , Luc. Prom. 8 . II. κο
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daintiness, refinement κομψ-εία,ἡ, (κομψός) A. daintiness, refinement, esp. of language,τὰς . . τοιαύτας κομψείαςsuch-likerefinements, Pl. Phd. 101c , cf. Phld. Rh. 1.224 S. , Luc. Prom. 8 . II. κο
elegance, prettiness, daintiness κομψ-ότης,ητος,ἡ, A. elegance, prettiness, daintiness, esp. of language, Isoc. 12.1 ( v.l. κοσμιότητος ), Pl. Ep. 358c (pl.);κ. ἱστορική, φυσική, Plu. 2.353e .
better Related to: κομψ-ότης, ητος, ἡ, elegance, prettiness, daintiness, especially of language, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.1 (variant{κοσμιότητος}), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistu
knobby κονδῠλ-ωτός,ή,όν, A. knobby, χρυσίς IG 22.1400.36 : neut. asSubst., ib. 40 , prob. in ib. 1386.10 .
murder κονή,ἡ, (καίνω) A. murder, Hsch. (pl.): hence, = κώνειον , Ps.- Dsc. 4.78 .
dust κονί-α, Ion. and Ep. κονι-ίη,ἡ, (κόνις): 1. dust, ποδῶν ὑπένερθε κ. ἵστατ' ἀειρομένη Il. 2.150 ; ὑπὸ δέ σφισιν ὦρτο κ. 11.151 : in pl., κὰδ δ' ἔπες' ἐν κονίῃσι Od. 18.98 ; ἐν κονίῃσι πεσώ
plastering with stucco, whitening, κονί-ᾱσις,εως,ἡ, A. plastering with stucco, whitening, IG 11(4).1246 (Delos,iii/ii B.C.), 7.2712.35 (Acraeph.), 42(1).102.39 , al. (Epid.), 22.1672.203 , Gp. 2.27.
stucco decorations, κονι-ᾱτικός,ή,όν, in neut. pl., A. stucco decorations, IGRom. 1.743 (Trajana Augusta); κ. ἔργα PPetr. 3p.290 (iii B.C.), POxy. 2145.2 (ii A.D.).
plastered κονι-ᾱτός,ή,όν, A. plasteredordaubed, X. An. 4.2.22 , Thphr. HP 8.11.1 , PPetr. 3p.290 (iii B.C.).
lime κονί-α, Ionic dialect and Epic dialect κονίη, ἡ, (κόνις): __1 dust, ποδῶν ὑπένερθε κ. ἵστατ᾽ ἀειρομένη [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.150; ὑπὸ δέ σφισιν ὦρτο κ. 11.151: in _plural
dusty walk κονιβᾰτία,ἡ, (βαίνω) A. dusty walk, Hp. Vict. 3.68 (prob.l. forσχοινοβατίῃσι).
marjoram, Origanum viride κονίλη[ῑ],ἡ , A. marjoram, Origanum viride, Diocl.Fr. 150 , Nic. Th. 626 , Dsc. 3.29 , Gal. 12.91 . II. organy, Origanum heracleoticum, Dsc. 3.27 .
eggs of lice, fleas, and bugs, nits κονίς(on the accentv.Hdn.Gr. 1.94 ),ίδος,ἡ, mostly in pl.,κονίδες A. eggs of lice, fleas, and bugs, nits, Arist. HA 539b11 , 556b24 , Antyll. ap. Orib. 10.21.1 ;κ
exercise in the arena κόνῑσ-ις,εως,ἡ, A. exercise in the arena,δρόμου . . καὶ πάλης καὶ κονίσεως( v.l. κινήσεως ) Arist. Cael. 292a26 . II. f.l. for κόμμωσις (q. v.), Id. HA 623b31 .
liking to roll in the dust κονῑσ-τικός,ή,όν, A. liking to roll in the dust, of birds, opp.λοῦσται, Arist. HA 633a29 .
place covered with dust κόνῑσ-τρα,ἡ, A. place covered with dust: hence,rolling place, such as birds make in the dust, ib. 613b9 . 2. arena in a wrestling school, Lyc. 867 , Plu. 2.638c ; δρόμοι καὶ
fishing with a pole κόντ-ωσις,εως,ἡ, A. fishing with a pole, Ael. NA 12.43 .
furnished with a pole κοντ-ωτός,ή,όν, A. furnished with a pole:κοντωτόν(sc.πλοῖον),τό,punt, PHib. 1.39.4 (iii B. C.), D.S. 19.12 , App. Prooem. 10 .
spear κοντάριον(B),τό, Dim. of κοντός(A), A. spear, Anon. in Rh. 236.5 , Sch. E. Hec. 14 ;κοντᾰρᾶτος,ὁ,one armed with a spear, Anon. in Rh. 103.21 ;κοντᾰριοθήκη,ἡ,spear-case, Sch. Opp. H. 2.356 .
short road κοντο-πορεία,ἡ, A. short road, as pr. n., Ptol.Euerg. 6 J. , Plb. 16.16.4 .
short κοντός(B),ή,όν, A. short, Adam. 2.20 , Palch.in Cat.Cod.Astr. 1.95 , interpol. in Hippiatr. 115 :—also writtenκονδός, Sor. 1.16 (interpol.), Aët. 16.111 ( Comp. ), prob. in JRS 18.30 ( Sup. ).A
Inula, fleabane κόνυζα,ης,ἡ, name of various species of A. Inula, fleabane, Hecat. 154 J. , Arist. HA 534b28 , Thphr. HP 6.2.6 , Gal. 12.35 , etc.; poet. κνύζα Theoc. 4.25 , 7.68 ;κ. ἄρρην, = κ.
a briar κόνυζα, ης, ἡ, name of various species of Inula, fleabane, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Hecataeus Milesius Historicus 154 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animal
cohors κοόρτις,ιος,ἡ, the Roman A. cohors, Plb. 11.23.1 , 11.33.1 , etc.