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Κυψέλη · cask (κ 2802) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

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κ2798bent
κ2799stooping
κ2800pillories
κ2801cask
κ2802cask
κ2803six-bushel cask
κ2804Kypselids' dedication in Olympia; Cypselids' dedication in Olympia
κ2805ear-wax-clogged
λ1rock

Suda/Κ kappa/κ2802

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Κυψέλη

cask

Translated by William Hutton10 Mar 2008Vetting: high4 revisions

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2 notes · 35 words

Translation

[Meaning a] container of [= for] bees; the hoof of the ear is also called [this].¹
"Bees have nested in the lair as if in a cask; and the honey was dripping from the heads."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κυψέλη· κυβέρτιον μελισσῶν· λέγεται δὲ καὶ ἡ ὁπλὴ τοῦ ὠτός. αἱ δὲ μέλιτται ἐκπεφωλεύκεισαν ὥσπερ ἐν κυψέλῃ τῷ φωλεῷ· τὸ μέλι δὲ ἐλείβετο κατὰ τῶν κεφαλῶν.

Betacode

*kuye/lh: kube/rtion melissw=n: le/getai de\ kai\ h( o(plh\ tou= w)to/s. ai( de\ me/littai e)kpefwleu/keisan w(/sper e)n kuye/lh| tw=| fwlew=|: to\ me/li de\ e)lei/beto kata\ tw=n kefalw=n.

Notes (2)

For this headword see already kappa 2801, and again kappa 2803.
1= Synagoge kappa527 and Photius, Lexicon kappa1279 Theodoridis, both of which however read o)ph/ ('opening') for the clearly erroneous o(plh/ ('hoof'). ↩
2Iamblichus, Babyloniaca fr. 15 Habrich.

Linked from2 entries

κ2801Κυψέληcask[Meaning a] vessel for wine. "[... he] collecting together with the iron and the wine casks."
κ2803Κυψέλη ἑξμέδιμνοςsix-bushel cask[Meaning one] holding six bushels. A cask is a vessel that holds barley or wheat. It is called this [kuye/lh] because the sunshine [e(/lh] is hidden [krup-] in it; for it is dark. It differs from kuyeli/s ['ear-wax'],…

Neighbouring entries

κ2800Κύφωνεςpillories κ2801Κυψέληcask κ2802Κυψέληcask κ2803Κυψέλη ἑξμέδιμνοςsix-bushel cask κ2804Κυψελιδῶν ἀνάθημα ἐν ὈλυμπίᾳKypselids' dedication in Olympia; Cypselids' dedication in Olympia

Revision history4 revisions · last 2 May 2016

2 May 2016Revised — David Whitehead
25 Mar 2013Revised — David Whitehead
11 Mar 2008augmented n. 1 — William Hutton
11 Mar 2008augmented and modified notes; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
10 Mar 2008Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Κυψέλη (Adler number kappa 2802), trans. William Hutton, 10 Mar 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/kappa/2802

Translation by William Hutton for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, William Hutton, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗