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|Full diacritics=Κῷος
|Medium diacritics=Κῷος
|Low diacritics=Κώος
|Capitals=ΚΩΟΣ
|Transliteration A=Kō̂ios
|Transliteration B=Kōos
|Transliteration C=Koos
|Beta Code=*kw=&#124;os
|Definition=α, ον, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">of, from the island</b> <b class="b3">Κῶς</b>, <b class="b2">Coan</b>, IG12.195.7, al., <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.164</span>, etc.; Κώϊος <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Fr.</span>254</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> as Subst. <b class="b3">Κῷος</b> (sc. <b class="b3">βόλος</b>), ὁ, <b class="b2">the highest throw with the</b> <b class="b3">ἀστράγαλοι</b>, opp. <b class="b3">Χῖος</b>, Hsch.; <b class="b3">τὰ κῷα</b> are <b class="b2">the inner</b>, <b class="b3">τὰ χῖα</b> <b class="b2">the outer, sides</b> of the <b class="b2">huckle</b>-bones (ἀστράγαλοι), <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>499b28</span> (<b class="b3">κῶλα</b> and <b class="b3">ἰσχία</b> codd.), cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Cael.</span>292a29</span> (v.l.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> Κῷον (sc. <b class="b3">ἱμάτιον</b>), τό, <b class="b2">a light semi-transparent garment, made at Cos</b>, Hsch. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> a measure of wine, <span class="title">Ostr.Fay.</span>44 (ii/iii A.D.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>531 ii 8</span>: pl. written <b class="b3">κόα</b>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Sammelb.</span>7199.2</span>, al. (ii A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> = [[ἐνέχυρον]], Hsch. (also <b class="b3">κώϊον</b>); cf. <b class="b3">κοῖον, κοῦα</b>.</span>
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|btext=α, ον :<br />v. [[Κώϊος]].
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|lsmtext='''Κῷος:''' -α, -ον ([[Κῶς]]),<br /><b class="num">I.</b> αυτός που ανήκει ή κατάγεται από το [[νησί]] της Κω, σε Ηρόδ.<br /><b class="num">II.</b> ως ουσ. [[Κῷος]] (ενν. [[βόλος]]), <i>ὁ</i>, η μεγαλύτερη [[ριξιά]] με τους <i>ἀστραγάλους</i>, βλ. [[Χῖος]].
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