κορωνίς
koronis
crook-beaked
Appears 17 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
κορωνίς, ίδος, ἡ, acc. -νίν Fr. 123.3 (as pr.n.):— A. crook-beaked: hence, generally, curved, in always of ships, παρὰ νηυσὶ κορωνίσι Il. 18.338, al.; twice in Od., ἐν νήεσι κ. 19.182, cf.193. 2. of kine, with crumpled horns, 25.151. II. as Subst., anything curved or bent: 1. wreath, garland, 29, 2. curved line or stroke, flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, scene of a play, etc., AP 11.41 (), Poëm. p.73 C., Etym. 1.21.26, Sch. Nu. 510, al.; ἐγὼ κ. εἰμι γραμμάτων φύλαξ PLit.Lond. 11; ἐπιτιθέναι τὴν κ. τῷ συγγράμματι 2.66e; ἀπὸ τῆς ἀρχῆς μέχρι τῆς κ. ib.334c, etc. b. metaph., end, completion, ἐπιθεῖναι κορωνίδα τινί Hist.Conscr. 26, cf. 1.643; ἡ κ. τοῦ βίου 2.789a; ἡ κ. τῶν ἀγαθῶν 10.39, etc. 3. mark of crasis (ʼ), as in τοὔνομα, θοἰμάτιον, τοὐμόν, etc., An.Ox. 1.372, Sch. D.T.p.147 H., EM 763.10 (found in parchments of Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 31.20 (ii A. D.), Supp. 2.4 (vii A. D.), etc.).
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