κωκύω
κωκ-ύω [v. fin.], fut.-
ύσω A. Ag. 1313 ,-
ύσομαι Ar. Lys. 1222 : aor.
A). ἐκώκῡσα S. Ant. 28 ; Ep.
κώκυσα Il. 18.37 :— Med.,
AP 7.412 (
Alc. Mess.):—
shriek, wail, in Ep. and Trag. always of women,
Il. 18.37 ,
Od. 2.361 , etc.;
κλαῖον καὶ ἐκώκῠον 19.541 : freq. with Adv.,
λίγ’ ὲκώκῠε Il. 19.284 , cf.
Od. 4.259 , etc.;
ὀξὺ δὲ κωκύσασα (opp.
βαρὺ στενάχων, of the man)
Il. 18.71 ;
κώκῡσεν δὲ μάλα μέγα 22.407 : also in late Prose,
Plu. 2.357c , etc.; even of men,
Luc. DMort. 21.1 ,
Longus 2.21 ; and so
Ar., as an execration,
μακρὰ κωκύειν κελεύω σε Ra. 34 ;
οἰμώζοι γ’ ἂν καὶ κωκύοι Ec. 648 .
2). c. acc.,
lament or
shriek over one dead, also prop. of women,
κώκυσ’ ἐν λεχέεσσιν ἑὸν πόσιν Od. 24.295 ;
ἐμὴν μοῖραν κ. A. Ag. 1313 , cf.
S. Ant. 28 , al.: Com., of men,
κωκύσεσθε τὰς τρίχας μακρά Ar. Lys. 1222 : also in late Prose, as
Porph. Abst. 4.9 , etc. (Cf. Skt.
káuti 'cry' (intens.
kokūyatē), Lith.
kaũkli 'shriek', etc.)[
ῠ in
Hom. before a vowel,
ῡ before a conson. (v. supr.): later
ῡ sts. before a vowel,
κωκῡ/οι Ar. Ec. l.c.,
κωκῡουσα Bion 1.23 ,
Q.S. 3.779 ,
κωκῡ/εσκε ib.
460 .]
ShortDef
to shriek, cry, wail
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
κωκύω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κωκυω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-61221
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κωκ-ύω</span> [v. fin.], fut.-<span class="itype greek">ύσω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1313" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1313/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1313 </a>,-<span class="itype greek">ύσομαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1222" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1222/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 1222 </a>: aor. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">ἐκώκῡσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 28 </a> ; Ep. <span class="quote greek">κώκυσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.37/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.37 </a> :— Med., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 7.412 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span> </span> Mess.):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shriek, wail</span>, in Ep. and Trag. always of women, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.37/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.37 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:361" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.361/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.361 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">κλαῖον καὶ ἐκώκῠον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:19:541" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:19.541/canonical-url/"> 19.541 </a> : freq. with Adv., <span class="quote greek">λίγ’ ὲκώκῠε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:284" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.284/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 19.284 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:259" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.259/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.259 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ὀξὺ δὲ κωκύσασα</span> (opp. <span class="foreign greek">βαρὺ στενάχων</span>, of the man) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:71" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.71/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.71 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κώκῡσεν δὲ μάλα μέγα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:407" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:22.407/canonical-url/"> 22.407 </a> : also in late Prose, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.357c </span>, etc.; even of men, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg066:21:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg066:21.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">DMort.</span> 21.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0561.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0561.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Longus</span> 2.21 </a>; and so <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span></span>, as an execration, <span class="quote greek">μακρὰ κωκύειν κελεύω σε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:34/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 34 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">οἰμώζοι γ’ ἂν καὶ κωκύοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:648" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:648/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 648 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> c. acc., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lament</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shriek over</span> one dead, also prop. of women, <span class="quote greek">κώκυσ’ ἐν λεχέεσσιν ἑὸν πόσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:24:295" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:24.295/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 24.295 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐμὴν μοῖραν κ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1313" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1313/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1313 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 28 </a>, al.: Com., of men, <span class="quote greek">κωκύσεσθε τὰς τρίχας μακρά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1222" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1222/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 1222 </a> : also in late Prose, as <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg003:4:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg003:4.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Porph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Abst.</span> 4.9 </a>, etc. (Cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">káuti</span> \'cry\' (intens. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">kokūyatē</span>), Lith. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">kaũkli</span> \'shriek\', etc.)[<span class="pron greek">ῠ</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> before a vowel, <span class="pron greek">ῡ</span> before a conson. (v. supr.): later <span class="pron greek">ῡ</span> sts. before a vowel, <span class="quote greek">κωκῡ/οι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> </span> l.c., <span class="itype greek">κωκῡουσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0036.tlg001:1:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0036.tlg001:1.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Bion</span> 1.23 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:779" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.779/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Q.S.</span> 3.779 </a>, <span class="foreign greek">κωκῡ/εσκε</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:460" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:460/canonical-url/"> 460 </a>.]</div> </div><br><br>'}