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Κέρκωψ
Κέρκωψ, ωπος, ,(κέρκος)
A). man-monkey, name of a race of mischievous dwarfs connected by legend with Heracles, Diotim. ap. Suid. s.v. Εὐρύβατος; ἕδραι Κερκώπων , near Thermopylae, Hdt. 7.216 ; subject of poem ascribed to Hom., Harp., Suid.
2). metaph., knave, Aeschin. 2.40 , LXX Pr. 26.22 , Gal. 14.648 ; γόης τις ἢ Κ. λόγων Com.Adesp. 1307 ; οἱ Κέρκωπες or Κερκώπων ἀγορά, at Athens, Knavesmarket, D.L. 9.114 , Eust. 1430.35 .
II). long-tailed ape, Manil. 4.668 .


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mischievous fellow, knave
the Cercopes

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Headword:
Κέρκωψ
Headword (normalized):
κέρκωψ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κερκωψ
IDX:
56883
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-56884
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">Κέρκωψ</span>, <span class="itype greek">ωπος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">κέρκος</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">man-monkey</span>, name of a race of mischievous dwarfs connected by legend with Heracles, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Diotim.</span> </span> ap. Suid. s.v. <span class="ref greek">Εὐρύβατος; ἕδραι Κερκώπων</span> , near Thermopylae, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:216" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.216/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.216 </a>; subject of poem ascribed to <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Harp.</span></span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span> </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">knave</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg002.perseus-grc1:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg002.perseus-grc1:40/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aeschin.</span> 2.40 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg029:26:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg029:26.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 26.22 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 14.648 </span>; <span class="quote greek">γόης τις ἢ Κ. λόγων</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Com.Adesp.</span> 1307 </span> ; <span class="foreign greek">οἱ Κέρκωπες</span> or <span class="foreign greek">Κερκώπων ἀγορά</span>, at Athens, <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Knavesmarket</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:114" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.114/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.L.</span> 9.114 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:1430:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:1430.35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eust.</span> 1430.35 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">long-tailed ape</span>, Manil.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:4:668" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:4.668/canonical-url/"> 4.668 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}