κῶμος — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

κῶμοςουmoccasion of communal revelryassoc.w. feasting, dancing, singing, drinkingrevel, merrymakinghHom. Hdt. E. specif.revelryby drunken men, either at a symposium or more freq. roaming the streets at night, sts. gate-crashing on individuals or drinking-partiesrevelThgn. Pratin. E.Cyc. Ar. Pl. X.going to the house of one's beloved, w. the intention of pounding at the door or performing a serenadeIs. Bionaccompanied by women, to the houses of their male loversPlu.gener.riotous behaviourPlu. collectv., ref. to a group of persons in the streetsrevel-bandThgn.of satyrs, accompanying Dionysus to a woman's houseE.Cyc.cj.fig., w.gen.of Erinyes, who have drunk bloodA.of doves, whose arrival interrupts a feastE.ref. to BacchantsE.ref. to an armyE.singing by revellerssong of revelryE.Cyc. celebratory revelfor a victorious athlete, involving the victor, his friends, or the poet who sings his praisesvictory-revelPi. B. Call. festive celebrationin honour of a deity, ref. to song and danceAr.festive bandof persons singing in honour of a goddessE.singing the praises of a bride and groomE. app.oxymor.celebrationby mourners, ref. to a funeral lamentE.revelapp. as an event at the DionysiaD.lawseeκωμάζω 6

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a village festival: a revel, carousal, merry-making

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