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κάνναβις
κάνναθρον
κάνναι
καννεύσᾱς
κανονίζω
κανονίς
κανοῦν
κάνυστρον
κανῶ
Κάνωβος
κανών
κανών
Κανωπῑ́της
κάπ
κάπετον
κάπετος
κάπη
καπηλείᾱ
καπηλεῖον
καπηλευτικά
καπηλεύω
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κανών1
κανών1όνοςm rodacross the inside of a shield, to strengthen itIl. loom-rodref. to one of two horizontal bars used to separate alternate warp-threadsIl. Ar. Call.shaftof a spear, w. play on sense 2Ar.straight-rulefor drawing geometric figuresAr. Pl. Arist.rule, rulerof a mason or carpenter, for measuring or checking straightnessE. Pl. X. Aeschin. Arist.fig., w.gen.for verbal expressions, in a poetry contestAr.fig.marker, guideref. to a beam of sunlight, perh. as providing the illumination by which to get a clear view of events and assess themE.standard against which one makes an assessmentstandard, yardstick, criterionDemocr. Att.orats. Arist. Plb. Plu.

ShortDef

any straight rod

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Headword:
κανών
Headword (normalized):
κανών
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κανων
IDX:
21036
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-21037
Key:
κανών_1

Data

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