Κυλίχνιον
potlet
Translated by William Hutton29 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] flask; what they now call a jarlet. Physicians have jarlets, in which they put their powders.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κυλίχνιον· ἔκπωμα· ὃ νῦν λέγουσι πυξίδιον. ἔχουσι δὲ οἱ ἰατροὶ τὰ πυξίδια, ἐν οἷς βάλλουσι τὰ πάσματα.
Betacode
*kuli/xnion: e)/kpwma: o(\ nu=n le/gousi puci/dion. e)/xousi de\ oi( i)atroi\ ta\ puci/dia, e)n oi(=s ba/llousi ta\ pa/smata.
Notes
- The headword, a diminutive of
kuli/xnh (itself a diminutive of kappa 2665), occurs at Aristophanes, Knights 906 (web address 1) and the bulk of the entry is drawn from the scholia thereto.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 20 Mar 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- tweaked link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — William Hutton