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  1. κ247Κᾶλονspar, wood… according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (352). [2] This statement appears not to pertain to the headword but to the word ka/lws ('rope', 'reef'), and may have been copied from or intended for …Matched in noteshighshort
  2. κ325ΚαππάδοξKappadokian, Cappadocian… have omega for the vowel in the final syllable. This statement is not completely true; exceptions include flo/c ('flame' or 'phlox'), pa/ndoc ('innkeeper'), and a)/loc ('furrow'). [2] Not identified by Adler, but identifiable via …Matched in noteshighshort
  3. κ2174ΚούβρικοςKoubrikos, Cubricus, The Pious, Mani; Manichaean… translated at mu 147 as "called both Manes and the Scythian."Matched in noteshighshort
  4. κ391ΚαρῖνοςKarinos, Carinus… demise of Carinus (Blockley, vol. II, pp. 12-13) or a statement of his ambiguous legacy; cf. Müller FHG (4.601).Matched in noteshighmedium
  5. κ2161Κοτίνου στεφάνῳwith a wreath of wild olive… Lucian recalls the primacy of excellence over monetary gain. The Scythian Anacharsis voices his wonderment at the punishments contestants endure for readily available celery, and Solon replies: "Best of men, we do not look …Matched in noteshighmedium
  6. κ298ΚαννάβηhempMore usually ka/nnabis; Cannabis sativa. According to Herodotus 4.75, the Scythians burned cannabis seeds and used them to medicate vapor baths (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort

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