Ἀπόκινος
apokinos, caper
Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Feb 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A type of dance.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπόκινος· εἶδος ὀρχήσεως.
Betacode
*)apo/kinos: ei)=dos o)rxh/sews.
Notes
- Same or similar entry in other lexica. Attested in fragments of Old Comedy (and metaphorically in Aristophanes, Knights 20): see LSJ s.v., where it is characterized as a "comic dance of an indecent nature".
cf. generally kappa 2071.