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κνῖσα
κνῖσα, Ep. κνίση [ῑ],,
A). steam and odour of fat which exhales from roasting meat, smell or savour of a burnt sacrifice (ἡ λιπαροῦ θυμίασις, opp. λιγνύς, Arist. Mete. 387b6 , cf. 388a5 ); κνίση δ’ οὐρανὸν ἷκεν ἑλισσομένη περὶ καπνῷ Il. 1.317 ; κνίσην δ’ ἐκ πεδίου ἄνεμοι φέρον οὐρανὸν εἴσω 8.549 , cf. Ar. Av. 193 , 1517 : generally, odour of savoury meat, Id. Ach. 1045 (lyr.), Alex. 261.4 ; αἱ ἐκ τῶν αἱμάτων καὶ σαρκῶν κ. Porph. Abst. 2.42 ; of eructations, Xenocr. ap. Orib. 2.58.152 .
II). that which causes this smell, fat caul (cf. κνῖσα· ἐπίπλους, AB 1095 ), in which the flesh of the victim was wrapped and burnt, μηρούς τ’ ἐξέταμον κατά τε κνίσῃ ἐκάλυψαν Il. 1.460 , cf. Od. 18.45 , 119 , etc.; κνίσῃ τε κῶλα συγκαλυπτά A. Pr. 496 :—κνίσσα, κνίσση are incorrect forms, cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.901 , al.


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smell of burnt sacrifice; (its source) fat caul

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κνῖσα</span>, Ep. <span class="orth greek">κνίση</span> [<span class="foreign greek">ῑ],</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">steam and odour of fat</span> which exhales from roasting meat, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">smell</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">savour of a burnt sacrifice</span> (<span class="foreign greek">ἡ λιπαροῦ θυμίασις</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">λιγνύς</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:387b:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:387b.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 387b6 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:388a:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:388a.5/canonical-url/"> 388a5 </a>); <span class="quote greek">κνίση δ’ οὐρανὸν ἷκεν ἑλισσομένη περὶ καπνῷ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:317" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.317/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.317 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κνίσην δ’ ἐκ πεδίου ἄνεμοι φέρον οὐρανὸν εἴσω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:549" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.549/canonical-url/"> 8.549 </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:193" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:193/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 193 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1517" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1517/canonical-url/"> 1517 </a>: generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">odour of savoury meat</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1045" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1045/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 1045 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:261:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:261.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 261.4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">αἱ ἐκ τῶν αἱμάτων καὶ σαρκῶν κ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg003:2:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg003:2.42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Porph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Abst.</span> 2.42 </a> ; of eructations, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Xenocr.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:2:58:152" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:2:58:152/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orib.</span> 2.58.152 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">that which causes this smell, fat caul</span> (cf. <span class="foreign greek">κνῖσα· ἐπίπλους</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AB</span> 1095 </span>), in which the flesh of the victim was wrapped and burnt, <span class="quote greek">μηρούς τ’ ἐξέταμον κατά τε κνίσῃ ἐκάλυψαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:460" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.460/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.460 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:18.45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 18.45 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:119" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:119/canonical-url/"> 119 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">κνίσῃ τε κῶλα συγκαλυπτά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:496" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:496/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 496 </a> :—<span class="foreign greek">κνίσσα, κνίσση</span> are incorrect forms, cf. Hdn.Gr.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2:901" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2.901/canonical-url/"> 2.901 </a>, al.</div> </div><br><br>'}