κόγχη
κόγχ-η,
ἡ,
A). mussel or (perh.)
cockle,
Emp. 76.1 ,
Sophr. 25 ,
X. An. 5.3.8 ,
Arar. 8.2 ,
Posidipp. 14.2 ; including several species,
Arist. HA 528a22 ,
547b13 ,
622b2 ;
ἀνέχασκον ἐμφερέστατα ὀπτωμέναις κόγχαισιν Ar. Fr. 68 ;
κόγχην διελεῖν to open a
mussel, prov. of an easy task,
Telecl. 19 ;
κόγχης ἄξιον, i.e. worthless,
Hsch.,
Suid. II). anything like a mussel-shell, esp. shell-like cavity in the body, as,
III). case round a seal attached to documents,
Ar. V. 585 .
IV). niche for a statue, CIG 4556 (Palestine); apse, Epigr.Gr. 446.3 (Medjed).
V). fourth part of a sphere, Hero *Stereom. 1.40 . (Cf. Skt. śa[ndot ]khás 'conch-shell'.)
ShortDef
a mussel
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Headword (normalized):
κόγχη
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κογχη
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-58259
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κόγχ-η</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mussel</span> or (perh.) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cockle</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:76:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:76.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 76.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0524.tlg001:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0524.tlg001:25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sophr.</span> 25 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5:3:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5:3:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 5.3.8 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0415.tlg001:8:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0415.tlg001:8.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arar.</span> 8.2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0500.tlg001:14:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0500.tlg001:14.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Posidipp.</span> 14.2 </a>; including several species, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:528a:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:528a.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 528a22 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:547b:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:547b.13/canonical-url/"> 547b13 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:622b:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:622b.2/canonical-url/"> 622b2 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀνέχασκον ἐμφερέστατα ὀπτωμέναις κόγχαισιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:68" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:68/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 68 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">κόγχην διελεῖν</span> to open a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mussel</span>, prov. of an easy task, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0510.tlg001:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0510.tlg001:19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Telecl.</span> 19 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κόγχης ἄξιον</span>, i.e. worthless, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</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> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shell-full</span>, a small measure of capacity, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0486.tlg001:143:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0486.tlg001:143.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pherecr.</span> 143.3 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg033:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg033:32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nat.Mul.</span> 32 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg023:3:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg023:3.15/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Morb.</span> 3.15 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:9:6:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:9:6:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HP</span> 9.6.2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">anything like a mussel-shell</span>, esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shell-like cavity</span> in the body, as, </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hollow of the ear</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg003:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg003:44/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ruf.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Onom.</span> 44 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:2:86" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:2.86/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 2.86 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">knee-pan</span>, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:188" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:188/canonical-url/"> 188 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">case round a seal</span> attached to documents, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:585" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:585/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 585 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">niche</span> for a statue, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CIG</span> 4556 </span> (Palestine); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">apse,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epigr.Gr.</span> 446.3 </span> (Medjed). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>V).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fourth part of a sphere</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hero</span> </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">*Stereom.</span> <span class="bibl"> 1.40 </span>. (Cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">śa[ndot ]khás</span> \'conch-shell\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}