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κ1154Κάχληκεςpebbles; gravel[Meaning] little stones in the water. "He used to choose as much of the gravel that was being brought in for the foundations [...]". Also [sc. attested is the singular] ka/xlhc, [meaning] a kind …highshort
κ1246Κεκλιμένοςlying[Meaning] surrounded.highshort
κ1251Κεκολουμένοςcurtailed[Meaning someone] in a state of incapacity, at a loss. "Curtailed by a limb-wasting illness, he ran over in his mind the evidence of [his] past valorous deeds." Or kekoloume/nos ["curtailed"], [meaning] melted-away.highshort
κ1312Κένανδρονempty of men, men-empty[Meaning] an empty man.highshort
κ1341Κεντρίσας τὸν ἵππονgoading the horse[no gloss]highshort
κ1347Κέπφοςstormy petrelA kind of very quick bird. It is light and floats on the waves. "O petrel!", meaning o most paltry and babbling!; for that is what they say the petrel is like. The proverbial …highshort
κ1358Κεράμειονjar, pot[Meaning an earthenware] vessel. But the proper [noun is] Keramion, [spelled] with iota [sc. instead of epsilon iota], if the vessel is not involved. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'pottery vessels'.highshort
κ1403Κέρκοςtail[ke/rkos means the same as] ou)ra/. "And [he] was transporting the cavalry across, with each of the cavalryman, on foot, fastened to the tail [sc. of his horse]."highshort
κ1407Κερκωπίζεινto play the apeThe proverbial saying is a metaphor from animals that wag their tail [kerkos] towards one. But [it would be] more sound to derive it from the Kerkopes, which the story goes are very deceitful …highshort
κ1423ΚερτομῶI taunt[Meaning] I mock. It takes an accusative. "Many used to taunt him as a glutton".highshort
κ1437ΚευθῆνεςkeuthenesThe spirits of the underworld.highshort
κ1448ΚεφαλήνKephallenian, Cephallenian[Kephalên] is declined Kephalênos [in the genitive]. Also [sc. attested is] Kephalenia, a territory.highshort
κ1520Κημόςfunnel, muzzle[An item of] conical wickerwork, through which the jurors deposit their vote into the urn. Aristophanes [writes]: "and I would stand by the funnels". Also, what is put on horses, and a woman's front …highshort
κ1573Κιβδηλίαadulteration, dishonesty[Meaning] paring(s) from money/silver. That is, wickedness and envy. But at the same time because coins are debased -- from what is handed over by [the] Kians. Aristophanes in Birds [writes]: "you have taken …highshort
κ1575Κίβδηλονcounterfeit, adulteratedThis is what they used to call a coin that is base or invalid, and forged. In the eleventh [book] of Laws [sc. Plato writes]: "let the slave take away for himself the counterfeit …highmedium
κ1581Κιγκλιδάριοιgatekeepers[sc. So named] from the kinklis ["latticed gate"]. "Those in whose care the archives had been placed, and [concern] over other orderly behaviour; and [ensuring] that not everyone who wanted to could gain access …highshort
κ1629Κίναδοςbeast, monsterA kind of beast; as [used by] Demosthenes in the [speech] On The Crown. "But this little man is by his nature a monster." They claim that any beast can be called a kinados; …highshort
κ1670Κίσσηριςpumice-stone"A dry porous rock of the sea." And elsewhere: "and a jagged rock, an ornament sharpening reeds well."highshort
κ1776Κλημακτήρωνrungs[Meaning] difficulties. "For without steps cut in and rungs it was not possible to climb up [the rock]."highshort
κ1786Κληρωτήριαallotment-machines[Meaning] allotment authorities, allotment-urns. Aristophanes [writes]: "and what will you use the allotment-machines for?" -- "I'll take (an urn) down into the agora, and then standing by [sc. the statue of] Harmodius, I'll draw …highmedium
κ1787Κληρουχήσαντεςhaving divided by lot, having inherited land[no gloss]highshort
κ1788Κληροῦχονlot-holder, cleruch, colonist[Meaning] part-owner, lot-appointed, holder of an allotment. Sophocles [writes]: "and respect [your] mother, a lot-holder of many years." And Appian [writes]: "but the Volsci were not dumbstruck by the misfortune of their neighbours: they …highshort
κ1795Κλητῆρεςsummoners, witnesses to summons[Meaning] witnesses. "Summoner" is the name for the person who calls everyone into court. The word also means a witness. Aristophanes in Birds [writes]: "I am an islander summoner." That is, someone who libels …highshort
κ1814Κλισιάδεςfront-doors, street-doors[Meaning] double doors, or tents.highshort
κ1867Κνημοίshoulders[Meaning] protruding parts of mountains. "When [...] it over shoulders and bushy ravines".highshort
κ1943ΚολοκτρυώνkoloktryônIt is a Persian breed similar to locusts.highshort
κ1952Κόλουραstump-tailed[Meaning] those [animals] which have no tail, or have a docked tail; [the ones] which are not sacrificed in religious ceremonies. For in general, unless it was unblemished and healthy, it would not be …highshort
κ1953Κολουραία πέτρα'stump-tailed' rock[Meaning one which is] hollow, curved, or round, in Callimachus.highshort
κ2026Κόναβοςdin[Meaning] a noise, a sound. "Furiously grinding [her teeth], with a din, at her frothy chin." The saying [is] about a Laconian woman.highshort
κ2055Κοππατίαςkoppa-brandedThey used to call [koppatias, "koppa-branded"] horses, on which the letter k was branded, just like they used to call "san-bearing" those branded with "san", a sigma and a nu. Those brandings are still …highmedium

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