κάρα
κάρα
poet. for κεφαλή
the head, Il., etc.
the head or top of anything, as of a mountain, Hes.; the edge or brim of a cup, Soph.
in Attic Poets, it is used like κεφαλή, periphr. for a person, Οἰδίπου κάρα, i. e. Οἰδίπους, Soph.; ὦ κασίγνητον κ., for ὦ κασίγνητε, Soph., etc.
Headword (normalized):
κάρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καρα
Intro Text:
κάρα
poet. for κεφαλή
the head, Il., etc.
the head or top of anything, as of a mountain, Hes.; the edge or brim of a cup, Soph.
in Attic Poets, it is used like κεφαλή, periphr. for a person, Οἰδίπου κάρα, i. e. Οἰδίπους, Soph.; ὦ κασίγνητον κ., for ὦ κασίγνητε, Soph., etc.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n16692
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