Προκόλπιον

breast-fold, breast-pocket

Translated by David Whitehead21 Feb 2010Vetting: high6 revisions

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[Meaning the part of a garment] in front of the breast. Also used of those receiving bribes.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προκόλπιον· πρὸ τοῦ κόλπου. λαμβάνεται δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ δωροδόκων.

Betacode

*proko/lpion: pro\ tou= ko/lpou. lamba/netai de\ kai\ e)pi\ dwrodo/kwn.

Same or similar material in other lexica; references at Photius pi1243 Theodoridis.
For the prokolpion serving the function of present-day pockets see e.g. Theophrastus, Characters 6.8, 22.7.
The claimed connection with bribery seems to be otherwise unattested, though Theodoridis (following Stephanus) cites as general parallels Plutarch, Coriolanus 14 and Moralia 173C.

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