κολοιός
κολοιός,
ὁ,
A). jackdaw, Corvus monedula,
Il. 16.583 ,
17.755 ,
Ar. V. 129 ,
Av. 50 , al.,
Thphr. Char. 21.6 ,
Sign. 39 ,
Arat. 963 , al.,
Ael. NA 4.30 ,
Dionys. Av. 3.18 ;
κραγέται κολοιοί Pi. N. 3.82 :—
Arist. HA 617b16 distinguishes three species,
κορακίας, λύκος, βωμολόχος (qq.v.): he also mentions a web-footed
κολοιός, found in Lydia and Phrygia, which is prob. the
little cormorant, Phalacrocorax pygmaeus; cf.
Ath. 9.395e (citing
Ar. Ach. 875 ):—Proverbs:
κολοιὸς ποτὶ κολοιόν 'birds of a feather flock together',
Arist. EN 1155a34 , etc.;
κολοιὸς ἀλλοτρίοις πτεροῖς ἀγάλλεται 'borrowed plumes',
Luc. Apol. 4 ;
κύκνον ἡγοῦ τὸν κ. 'your geese are swans',
Lib. Ep. 42.3 ; of impudent noisy talkers,
πολλοὶ .. σφε κατακρώζουσι κολοιοί Ar. Eq. 1020 ; of Agathocles,
Timae. 145 . (Cf.
κολῳός, κολῳάω.)
ShortDef
a jackdaw, daw
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Headword (normalized):
κολοιός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κολοιος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-58663
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κολοιός</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">jackdaw, Corvus monedula</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:583" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.583/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.583 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:755" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:17.755/canonical-url/"> 17.755 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:129" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:129/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 129 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:50/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 50 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg009:21:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg009:21.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Char.</span> 21.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010:39" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010:39/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sign.</span> 39 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:963" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:963/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arat.</span> 963 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:4:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:4.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 4.30 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg003:3:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg003:3.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dionys.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 3.18 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κραγέται κολοιοί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3:82" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3.82/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 3.82 </a> :—<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:617b:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:617b.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 617b16 </a> distinguishes three species, <span class="foreign greek">κορακίας, λύκος, βωμολόχος</span> (qq.v.): he also mentions a web-footed <span class="foreign greek">κολοιός</span>, found in Lydia and Phrygia, which is prob. the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">little cormorant, Phalacrocorax pygmaeus</span>; cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:395e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.395e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 9.395e </a> (citing <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:875" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:875/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 875 </a>):—Proverbs: <span class="foreign greek">κολοιὸς ποτὶ κολοιόν</span> \'birds of a feather flock together\', <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1155a:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1155a.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1155a34 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">κολοιὸς ἀλλοτρίοις πτεροῖς ἀγάλλεται</span> \'borrowed plumes\', <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg059:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg059:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Apol.</span> 4 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κύκνον ἡγοῦ τὸν κ.</span> \'your geese are swans\', <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg001:42:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg001:42.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lib.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 42.3 </a>; of impudent noisy talkers, <span class="quote greek">πολλοὶ .. σφε κατακρώζουσι κολοιοί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1020" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1020/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 1020 </a> ; of Agathocles, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1733.tlg001:145" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1733.tlg001:145/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Timae.</span> 145 </a>. (Cf.<span class="foreign greek">κολῳός, κολῳάω</span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}