ditch, trench, ὄχθας καπέτοιο βαθείης Il. 15.356, cf. 18.564; hole, grave, ἐς κοίλην κάπετον θέσαν [ ὀστέα] 24.797, cf. S. Aj. 1165, 1403 (both anap.); groove for lever, Hp. Art. 72, 74.
hollow, Hom.mostly as epith. of ships, κ. νῆες Il. 1.26, al. (later κ. ναῦς hold of the ship, Hdt. 8.119, X. HG 1.6.19, D. 32.5; so ἡ κ. alone, Theoc. 22.12, Callix. 1; τὰ κ. App. BC 5.107); κ. λόχος, κ. δόρυ, of the Trojan horse, Od. 4.277, 8.507; κ. σπέος 12.93; κ. πέτρα A. Eu. 23, S. Ph. 1081 (lyr.); κ. κάπετος, of a grave, Il. 24.797, S. Aj. 1165 (anap.), cf. Ant. 1205; κ. τάφρος E. Alc. 898 (anap.); κ. νάρθηξ Hes. Op. 52; ἄχερδος S. OC 1596; κ. φλέψ vena cava, Hp. Loc.Hom. 3, Gal. 2.786, 4.668; σφόνδυλος κ. Pl. R. 616d; of vessels, ἀγγήϊα Hdt. 4.2; κρατήρ S. OC 1593; ζύγαστρον Id. Tr. 692; κύλικος . . κοῖλον κύτος Pl. Com. 189; κ. ἄργυρος καὶ χρυσός silver and gold plate, Theopomp. Hist.283a, cf. S. Fr. 378, Arist. Oec. 1350b23, etc.; κ. ἐκκοπεύς Gal. 10.445; νόμισμα κ. dub. sens. in Numen. ap. Eus. PE 11.18; sunk, γράψαι εἰς σανίδα κοῖλα γράμματα SIG 1011.15 ( Chalcedon, iii/ii B.C.), cf. Longin. Rh. p.199 H. (but κ. γραμμή curved line, Hero Bel. 75.15); ἀλέαν εἰς τὸ θύρωμα κοίλαν curved canopy, Rev.Arch. 22.63 ( Callatis, iii B.C.); κ. ὑποδήματα boots that reach to mid-leg, Ael. NA 6.23 ( κοῖλα ποσσὶν ὑποδέδεσθε Ezek. Exag. 181, cf. Poll. 7.84); κ. δέμνια empty bed, S. Tr. 901; κ. χείρ, of a beggar, AP 12.212 ( Strat.); κ. ἱστίον Poll. 1.107; κοῖλος μήν short month, Gem. 8.3, cf. κοιλοποιέομαι, κοῖλος II.3: Comp., -ότερος ὁλμοῦ Epich. 81.
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θεῖσα στέφανον ἀμφὶ βοστρύχοις E. Med. 1160 ( Med., ἀμφʼ ὤμοισι τιθήμενον ἔντεα Il. 10.34); ἀνά τινι or τι, as ἂμ βωμοῖσι Il. 8.441; ἀνὰ μυρίκην 10.466; ἐπί τινος, τινι, or τι, as εἵματα ἐπʼ ἀπήνης Od. 6.252, cf. Il. 16.223, etc.; ἐπὶ κρατὶ κυνέην 15.480; πέπλον Ἀθηναίης ἐπὶ γούνασι 6.92 (v. infr. III.2); ἐπὶ [θρόνον τὰ ἱμάτια] Hdt. 1.9, cf. A. Supp. 483, etc.; τὴν ἀρχὴν (sc. τοῦ ἐπιδέσμου) κατὰ μεσοφρύου, ἐπὶ ἰνίον, etc., Sor. Fasc. 1, 2, al.; ὑπό τινι or τι, as δέμνιʼ ὑπʼ αἰθούσῃ Il. 24.644; ἀμβροσίην ὑπὸ ῥῖνά τινι Od. 4.445: most freq. with the Preps. ἐν or εἰς, put in or put into . . , as θῆκεν ἐν ἀκμοθέτῳ ἄκμονα Il. 18.476; τόξα ἐν πυρί 5.215; ἐν κίστῃ ἐδωδήν Od. 6.76; ἐν λεχέεσσι θ. [τινά] Il. 18.352 (so in Med., ἐς δίφρον ἄρνας θέτο put into the car, 3.310; ὁ θεὸς ἔθετο τὰ μέλη ἐν τῷ σώματι 1 Ep.Cor. 12.18); ἐς λάρνακα, ἐς κάπετον, Il. 24.795, 797; ἐς ταφάς S. Aj. 1110 ( Med., ἐν τάφοισι θέσθε Id. OC 1410), cf. Ant. 504, Tr. 1254.