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ὦ Θάνατε Θάνατε, νῦν μ' ἐπίσκεψαι μολών → o Death, Death, come now and lay your eyes on me | o death death, come now and look upon me

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Transliteration A: amphikýpellos Transliteration B: amphikypellos Transliteration C: amfikypellos Beta Code: a)mfiku/pellos

English (LSJ)

ον, in Hom. always δέπας ἀ.

   A double cup, such as forms a κύπελλον both at top and bottom, Il.1.584,al.: ἀμφικύπελλα are compared with the cell of a honeycomb, as possessing ἀμφίστομοι θυρίδες, Arist.HA624a9; but acc. to Aristarch., two-handled, cf. Ath. 11.783b (post 11.466c).