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|Full diacritics=κρῑός
|Medium diacritics=κριός
|Low diacritics=κριός
|Capitals=ΚΡΙΟΣ
|Transliteration A=kriós
|Transliteration B=krios
|Transliteration C=krios
|Beta Code=krio/s
|Definition=ὁ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">ram</b>, <span class="bibl">Od.9.447</span>, <span class="bibl">461</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.42</span>, etc.; κριοὶ ἄγριοι <span class="bibl">Id.4.192</span>: prov., <b class="b3">κριὸς τροφεῖα ἀπέτεισεν</b>, of ingratitude, because a ram butts at those who have brought him up, <span class="bibl">Zen.4.63</span>, Suid., Hsch.; κριοὺς ἐκγεννᾶν τέκνα <span class="bibl">Eup.99</span>; <b class="b3">κριοῦ διακονία</b>, of thankless service, Suid., Hsch.; <b class="b3">τὸν κριὸν ὡς ἐπέχθη</b> the 'shearing of the <b class="b2">ram</b>', in allusion to the ode of Simonides in honour of Crius of Aegina, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1356</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">battering-ram</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>7.4.1</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>22.468, <span class="bibl">Plb.1.48.9</span>, <span class="bibl">Ath.Mech.14.1</span>, <span class="bibl">J. <span class="title">BJ</span>3.7.19</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> the constellation <span class="title">Aries</span>, Eudox. ap. <span class="bibl">Hipparch. 1.2.13</span>, <span class="bibl">Euc.<span class="title">Phaen.</span>p.6</span> M., <span class="bibl">Arat.238</span>, <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>3.10.5</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> a <b class="b2">seamonster</b>, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>9.49</span>, <span class="bibl">15.2</span>, <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">H.</span>1.372</span>, <span class="bibl">5.33</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> kind of <b class="b2">mussel</b>, <span class="bibl">Hegesand.36</span> (<b class="b3">κρεῖος</b> cod. A Ath.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> <b class="b2">volute</b> on the Corinthian capital, <b class="b2">twisted like a ram's horn</b>, Hsch. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">V</span> kind of <b class="b2">ship</b>, <span class="bibl">Poll.1.83</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">VI</span> part of an irrigation-system, dub. sens. in <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>14iii9</span> (iii A. D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">VII</span> <b class="b2">a variety of</b> <b class="b3">ἐρέβινθος</b>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>8.5.1</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>192.8</span> (iii B. C.), Dsc.2.104, Gal.6.533: misspelt <b class="b3">κρεῖος</b> in <span class="bibl">Sophil.8</span>: Lat. <b class="b2">cicer arietinum</b>, <span class="bibl">Petron.35</span>, etc.; <b class="b2">est enim arietino capiti simile</b>, <span class="bibl">Plin.<span class="title">HN</span>18.124</span>. (Prob. cogn. with <b class="b3">κέρας</b>.)</span>
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|ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-01-1510.png Seite 1510]] ὁ (vgl. [[κέρας]], [[κεραός]]), der <b class="b2">Widder, Schaafbock</b>; Od. 9, 461; Pind. P. 4, 121; Soph. Ai. 237; Her. 2, 42 u. sonst in Prosa. – Auch das Himmelszeichen u. Sternbild, Arat. 238. – Ein <b class="b2">Seeungeheuer</b>, großes Seethier, von der Art der κήτη, Ael. H. A. 9, 49. 15, 2. – Nach Poll. 1, 83 auch Schiffe, wahrscheinlich von ihrem Bilde am Vordertheile benannt. – Ein Belagerungswerkzeug, <b class="b2">Mauerbrecher</b>, aries, Xen. Cyr. 7, 4, 1 u. Folgde. – Ὀροβιαῖος [[κριός]], eine Art <b class="b2">Kichererbse</b>, Theophr. Vgl. [[κρεῖος]]. – Auch die <b class="b2">Schnecke am Knauf der korinthischen Säulen</b>, wegen ihrer Aehnlichkeit mit den gewundenen Widderhörnern, Hesych., Inscr.
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{{bailly
|btext=οῦ (ὁ) :<br /><b>I.</b> bélier, <i>animal</i>;<br /><b>II.</b> <i>p. anal.</i><br /><b>1</b> bélier, <i>constellation</i>;<br /><b>2</b> cétacé;<br /><b>3</b> bélier, <i>machine de siège</i>.<br />'''Étymologie:''' cf. [[κέρας]].
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{{Autenrieth
|auten=[[ram]]. (Od.)
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{{Slater
|sltr=<b>κρῑός</b> <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b> [[ram]] τὸ πάγχρυσον [[νάκος]] κριοῦ (P. 4.68) “κέλεται γὰρ ἑὰν κομίξαι ψυχὰν Φρίξος ἐλθόντας πρὸς Αἰήτα θαλάμους [[δέρμα]] τε κριοῦ βαθύμαλλον ἄγειν, τῷ ποτ' ἐκ πόντου σαώθη ἔκ τε ματρυιᾶς ἀθέων βελέων” (P. 4.161)
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