any hollow vessel: chest, box κυψέλη,ἡ, A. any hollow vessel: chest, box(whence Cypselus was called), Hdt. 5.92 .έ, Plu. 2.164a , Paus. 5.17.5 ;ἑξμέδιμνος κ., ofa cornchest, Ar. Pax 631 ;bee-hive, Pl
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any hollow vessel: chest, box κυψέλη,ἡ, A. any hollow vessel: chest, box(whence Cypselus was called), Hdt. 5.92 .έ, Plu. 2.164a , Paus. 5.17.5 ;ἑξμέδιμνος κ., ofa cornchest, Ar. Pax 631 ;bee-hive, Pl
a granary κυψέλη, ἡ, any hollow vessel: chest, box (whence Cypselus was called), [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.92.έ, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.164a, 2nd c.AD: Pausani
dog κύων, κυνός, ὁ, ἡ (in NT masc. only), [in LXX forכֶּלֶב ;] a dog: Luk.16:21, 2Pe.2:22; metaphorically, as a word of reproach, Mat.7:6, Php.3:2, Rev.22:15.† (AS)
of Cos Κῳᾰκός,ή,όν, A. of Cos:Κῳακαὶ προγνώσιεςorαἱ Κῳακαί, title of work by Hippocrates of Cos.
like the gudgeon κωβῖτις,ιδος,ἡ, A. like the gudgeon, ἀφύη Arist. HA 569b23 , cf. Hices. ap Ath. 7.285b .
head κωδύα,ἡ, A. head, i.e.capsule, of the poppy, Thphr. HP 9.12.4 , Damocr. ap. Gal. 13.40 , Dsc. 4.63 (v.l.-ίαις), 64 , Sor. 1.120 (τῇ διακωδίωνcod.), Ruf. Ren.Ves. 1.15 ; imitated as an ornament o
head κώδυια,ἡ, A. head: hence,bulb, cupof theκλεψύδρα, Arist. Pr. 914b27 (vv.ll.κωδύαν, κωδίαν: these forms, as well asκώδεια(q.v.), are prob. derived fromκώδυια).
deep potation κωθων-ία, Ion. -ιη,ἡ, A. deep potation(not of wine), Aret. SD 2.13 .
born from Cocytus κωκ-ῡτίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. born from Cocytus, Νύμφη Opp. H. 3.487 .
hindrance κώλ-ῡμα,ατος,τό, A. hindrance,τί γὰρ ἐμπόδιον κ. ἔτι μοι; E. Ion 862 (anap.); κ. θεῶν ἢ ἡρώων Th. 5.30 ; βασιλικὸν κ. PFrankf. 1.100 (iii B.C.): pl., κωλύματα καὶ βλάβαι D.H. 9.9 : c.
hindering κωλ-ύμη[ῡ],ἡ, A. = κώλυμα, ἐπὶ κωλύμῃ for the purpose ofhindering, Th. 1.92 ;ταῖς κ. ταύταις ἱκανῶς . . εἰρχθῆναιby theseimpediments, Id. 4.63 ; a poetical word in Th. , cf. D.H. Amm. 2.3
prize given in a contest κωλέα,ἡ, A. = κωλῆ (q.v.); also expld. byἀγκαλίς, δέσμη χόρτου, Hsch. κώλειρ,prize given in a contest, Id.κωλεός,ὁ, = κωλῆ , Epich. 82 , 92 , Hp. ap. Gal. 19.116 .κωλετίναι
a hind quarter κωλέα, ἡ, ={κωλῆ} (which see); also explained by ἀγκαλίς, δέσμη χόρτου, [[ 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus ] Refs 5th c.AD+] κώλειρ, prize given in a contest, [[[prev. author]
thighbone with the flesh on it, ham κωλῆ,ἡ, contr. fromκωλέα, which occurs in Anaxipp. 1.38 , LXX 1 Ki. 9.24 :κωλία(v.κωλίαν) is a dialectal form: (κῶλον):— A. thighbone with the flesh on it, ham, es
membrum virile κωλῆ, ἡ, contraction from κωλέα, which occurs in [[ 4th c.BC: Anaxippus Comicus 1.38, LXX.1Ki.9.24 ] LXX+4th c.BC+]: κωλία (see. κωλίαν) is a dialectal form: (κῶλον):— thighbone with t
thigh, leg κωλήν,ῆνος,ἡ, A. = κωλῆ ,thigh, leg, κωλῆνες νεβρῶν E. Fr. 677 , cf. Eup. 47 ;κ. ὑείων κρεῶν hams, Hp. Epid. 7.62 : in pl.,bones of the leg, Arist. HA 516b1 :— Dim. κωληνάριον,τό, Sch.
hollow of the knee κώληψ,ηπος,ἡ, (κωλῆ) A. hollow of the knee, = ἰγνύα , Il. 23.726 , Nic. Th. 424 .
potter's clay Κωλιάς(sc.ἄκρα),άδος,ἡ,Colias, a promontory of Attica, Hdt. 8.96 ; with a temple of Aphrodite, St.Byz. : hence, as epith. of the goddess, Ar. Nu. 52 , Lys. 2 ;Κωλιάδες γυναῖκεςOrac. ap.
measurement of metrical phrases κωλο-μετρία,ἡ, ( A. κῶλον 11.4 )measurement of metrical phrases, Suid. s.v. Εὐγένιος .
prevention κώλῡ-σις,εως,ἡ, A. prevention, ἕνεκα κωλύσεως Pl. Sph. 220c ; κωλύσεις τῶν συμπερασμάτων Arist. Top. 161a15 , cf. Phld. Mort. 19 ; εἰς κώλυσιν μὴ ἐντελὲς τὸ κράτος εἶναι App. BC 1.1
preventive κωλῡ-τικός,ή,όν, A. preventive,τινος ofa thing, X. Mem. 4.5.7 ( Comp. ), Arist. Rh. 1362a29 , EN 1096b12 , Thphr. Ign. 45 , Epicur. Ep. 2p.52U. , Porph. Abst. 2.47 : abs., in Astrol., ἀστὴ
to be hindered κωλῡ-τός,ή,όν, A. to be hindered, Arr. Epict. 2.5.8 , al.;ὑπό τινοςib. 1.17.27 .
a restraint κώλ-ῡμα, ατος, τό, hindrance, τί γὰρ ἐμπόδιον κ. ἔτι μοι; [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 862 (_anapaest meter_); κ. θεῶν ἢ ἡρώων 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.30; βασιλικὸν κ.
office of κωμ-αρχία,ἡ, A. office of κωμάρχης, PTeb. 24.63 (ii B.C., pl.).