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κόλπος
κόλπος .κόλπος, ὁ, Lat. sinus: the bosom, Il. the womb, Eur. the fold formed by a loose garment, as it fell over the girdle, Il.:—this fold sometimes served for a pocket, Od., Hdt.; κόλπον ἀνιεμένη letting down her robe so as to form a fold, i. e. baring her breast, Il.; κόλπῳ πεπλώματος under the deep-folded robe, Aesch.; ἐπὶ σφυρὰ κόλπον ἀνεῖσαι having let their folded robes fall down to their ankles, Theocr. any hollow, as of the sea, first, in a half-literal sense, Θέτις ὑπεδέξατο κόλπῳ received him in her bosom, Il.; then, of the deep hollow between waves, Hom. a bay or gulf of the sea, Il., Aesch. a vale, κ. Ἀργεῖος Pind.; Ἐλευσινίας Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις Soph.

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bosom; gulf

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κόλπος
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κόλπος
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κολπος
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κόλπος .κόλπος, ὁ, Lat. sinus: the bosom, Il. the womb, Eur. the fold formed by a loose garment, as it fell over the girdle, Il.:—this fold sometimes served for a pocket, Od., Hdt.; κόλπον ἀνιεμένη letting down her robe so as to form a fold, i. e. baring her breast, Il.; κόλπῳ πεπλώματος under the deep-folded robe, Aesch.; ἐπὶ σφυρὰ κόλπον ἀνεῖσαι having let their folded robes fall down to their ankles, Theocr. any hollow, as of the sea, first, in a half-literal sense, Θέτις ὑπεδέξατο κόλπῳ received him in her bosom, Il.; then, of the deep hollow between waves, Hom. a bay or gulf of the sea, Il., Aesch. a vale, κ. Ἀργεῖος Pind.; Ἐλευσινίας Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις Soph.
IDX:
18327
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n18345
Key:
ko/lpos

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