κέρας
κέρας
the horn of an animal, as of oxen, Il.; ὀφθαλμοὶ δʼ ὡσεὶ κέρα ἔστασαν his eyes stood fixed and stiff like horns, Od.
horn, as a material, αἱ μὲν γὰρ αἱ πύλαι κεράεσσι τετεύχαται, of the horn doors, through which the true dreams came, Od.
anything made of horn,
a bow, Il., Hom., Theocr.
of musical instruments, a horn for blowing, Xen.: a flute, Luc.
a drinking-horn, Xen.
βοὸς κ. a horn guard or pipe to which the leadweight (μολύβδαινα) of a fishing-line was attached, Hom.
κέρατα the horn points with which the writing-reed was tipped, Anth.
an arm or branch of a river, Hes., Thuc.
the wing of an army or fleet, Hdt., Attic; κατὰ κέρας προσβάλλειν, ἐπιπίπτειν to attack in flank, Thuc., Xen.; ἐπὶ κέρας ἄγειν to lead towards the wing, i. e. in column, not with a broad front, Lat. agmine longo, Hdt., Attic
any projection, e. g. a mountain-peak, Xen.
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κέρας
the horn of an animal, as of oxen, Il.; ὀφθαλμοὶ δʼ ὡσεὶ κέρα ἔστασαν his eyes stood fixed and stiff like horns, Od.
horn, as a material, αἱ μὲν γὰρ αἱ πύλαι κεράεσσι τετεύχαται, of the horn doors, through which the true dreams came, Od.
anything made of horn,
a bow, Il., Hom., Theocr.
of musical instruments, a horn for blowing, Xen.: a flute, Luc.
a drinking-horn, Xen.
βοὸς κ. a horn guard or pipe to which the leadweight (μολύβδαινα) of a fishing-line was attached, Hom.
κέρατα the horn points with which the writing-reed was tipped, Anth.
an arm or branch of a river, Hes., Thuc.
the wing of an army or fleet, Hdt., Attic; κατὰ κέρας προσβάλλειν, ἐπιπίπτειν to attack in flank, Thuc., Xen.; ἐπὶ κέρας ἄγειν to lead towards the wing, i. e. in column, not with a broad front, Lat. agmine longo, Hdt., Attic
any projection, e. g. a mountain-peak, Xen.
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