κάλυξ
κάλυξ [ᾰ],
ῠκος,
ἡ, also
ὁ v.l. in
Dsc. 2.143 : (perh. cogn. with
καλύπτω):—
A). covering, used only of flowers and fruits:
1). seed-vessel, husk, shell or
pod, of the water-lily,
Hdt. 2.92 ; of rice,
Id. 3.100 ; of wheat,
πρὶν ἂν ἐν τῇ κάλυκι γένηται [
ἡ στάχυς]
Thphr. HP 8.2.4 , cf.
8.4.3 ;
κάλυκος ἐν λοχεύμασι, i.e. when the fruit is setting,
A. Ag. 1392 , cf.
S. OT 25 ,
Ar. Av. 1065 (lyr.).
2). cup or
calyx of a flower,
ἀνεμωνῶν κάλυξι .. ἠριναῖς Cratin. 98 ;
κισσοῖο καλύκεσσι Theoc. 3.23 ;
ὅσα ἐν κάλυκι ἀνθεῖ Arist. HA 554a12 ;[
φύλλοις]
τοῖς τῶν ῥόδων ὅταν ἐν κάλυξιν ὦσι Thphr. HP 4.10.3 ;
ῥόδου κ. ibid.; so in Poets,
rosebud, h.Cer. 427 ,
AP 12.8 (Strato), etc.: metaph.,
σταθερὰ .. κ. νεαρᾶς ἥβης Ar. Fr. 467 .
II). in pl.,
women's ornaments, perh.
ear-rings shaped like flower cups,
Il. 18.401 (other expl. in Sch.), cf.
h.Ven. 87 .
III). = ἄγχουσα , Dsc. 4.23 .
ShortDef
a covering
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κάλυξ</span> <span class="pron greek">[ᾰ]</span>, <span class="itype greek">ῠκος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, also <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span> v.l. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 2.143 </span>: (perh. cogn. with <span class="foreign greek">καλύπτω</span>):— <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">covering</span>, used only of flowers and fruits: </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">seed-vessel, husk, shell</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pod</span>, of the water-lily, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.92 </a>; of rice, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:100" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.100/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 3.100 </a>; of wheat, <span class="foreign greek">πρὶν ἂν ἐν τῇ κάλυκι γένηται</span> [<span class="foreign greek">ἡ στάχυς</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:8:2:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:8:2:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HP</span> 8.2.4 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:8:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:8:4:3/canonical-url/"> 8.4.3 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κάλυκος ἐν λοχεύμασι</span>, i.e. when the fruit is setting, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1392" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1392/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1392 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 25 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1065" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1065/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1065 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cup</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">calyx of a flower</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἀνεμωνῶν κάλυξι .. ἠριναῖς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:98" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:98/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cratin.</span> 98 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κισσοῖο καλύκεσσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 3.23 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὅσα ἐν κάλυκι ἀνθεῖ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:554a:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:554a.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 554a12 </a> ;[<span class="foreign greek">φύλλοις</span>] <span class="quote greek">τοῖς τῶν ῥόδων ὅταν ἐν κάλυξιν ὦσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:4:10:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:4:10:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HP</span> 4.10.3 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ῥόδου κ</span>. ibid.; so in Poets, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rosebud,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">h.Cer.</span> 427 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 12.8 </span> (Strato), etc.: metaph., <span class="quote greek">σταθερὰ .. κ. νεαρᾶς ἥβης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:467" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:467/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 467 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> in pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">women\'s ornaments</span>, perh. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ear-rings shaped like flower cups</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:401" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.401/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.401 </a> (other expl. in Sch.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg005.perseus-grc1:87" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg005.perseus-grc1:87/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Ven.</span> 87 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">ἄγχουσα</span> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 4.23 </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}