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κονία κόνις dust, a cloud of dust, stirred up by menʼs feet, Il.; also in pl., like Lat. arenae, Hom., etc. sand or soil (v. ὑπερέπτω) Il. ashes, in pl. like Lat. cineres, Od. a fine powder, sprinkled over wrestlersʼ bodies after being oiled, to make them more easily grasped by the opponent:—this powder was also used in the bath, Ar. ῑ in κονίῃσιν, in other cases ῑ usually.

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dust, a cloud of dust

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Headword:

κονία

Headword (normalized):

κονία

Headword (normalized/stripped):

κονια

IDX:

18387

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n18405

Key:

koni/a

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