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|Definition=εος, Att. ους, τό, (καλός) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[beauty]], esp. of body, <span class="bibl">Il.9.130</span>, <span class="bibl">20.235</span>, etc.; κάλλεΐ τε στίλβων καὶ εἵμασιν <span class="bibl">3.392</span>; κάλλεϊ καὶ Χάρισι στίλβων <span class="bibl">Od.6.237</span>; περί τ' ἀμφί τε κ. ἄητο <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Cer.</span>276</span>: in a concrete sense, as though external to the body, κάλλεϊ μέν οἱ πρῶτα προσώπατα καλὰ κάθηρεν ἀμβροσίῳ, οἵῳ Κυθέρεια Χρίεται <span class="bibl">Od.18.192</span>: freq. i<abbr title="Illegible text in print source">†</abbr> Trag. and Prose, γυναῖκε… κάλλει ἀμώμω <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>185</span>; κ. σώματος <span class="bibl">Democr.105</span>; opp. [[αἶσχος]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>201a</span>: in a general sense, τῶν ἔργων τῷ μεγέθει καὶ τῷ κάλλει Χαλεπὸν ἐξισῶσαι τοὺς ἐπαίνους <span class="bibl">Isoc.12.36</span>; Χώρη κάλλεϊ καὶ ἀρετῇ μέγα ὑπερφέρουσα <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.144</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Chrm.</span>157e</span>, <span class="bibl">D.S.1.30</span>; of ships, <span class="bibl">Th.[3.17]</span>; ἀρετὴ ἂν εἴη κ. ψυχῆς <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>444d</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ τῶν μαθημάτων κ</b>. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Grg.</span>475a</span>; <b class="b3">ἐς κάλλος</b> with an eye to [[beauty]], so as to set off her [[beauty]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">El.</span>1073</span>; <b class="b3">οὐ γὰρ ἐς κ. τύχας δαίμων δίδωσιν</b> so as to regard [[beauty]] or [[show]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Tr.</span>1201</span>; <b class="b3">ὁ εἰς κ. βίος</b>, opp. [[αἰσχρουργία]], <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Ages.</span>9.1</span>; ἐς κ. ζῆν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>8.1.33</span>; but <b class="b3">ἐς κ. κυνηγετεῖν</b> hunt for [[pleasure]], <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Cyn.</span>25.9</span>: in pl., <b class="b3">σωμάτων κάλλη</b>, opp. <b class="b3">ψυχῶν ἀρετή</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">Criti.</span>112e</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> concrete, of persons, κ. κακῶν ὕπουλον <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>1396</span>; of a bird, <span class="bibl">Clitarch.21</span> J. codd.; mostly of women, [[a beauty]], τὴν θυγατέρα, δεινόν τι κάλλος καὶ μέγεθος <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>5.2.7</span>; Γαλάτεια, κάλλος Ἐρώτων <span class="bibl">Philox.8</span> ([[nisi legendum|nisi leg.]] [[θάλος]]) ; Ἑλένη καὶ Λήδα καὶ ὅλως τὰ ἀρχαῖα κάλλη <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">DMort.</span>18.1</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Im.</span>2</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> in pl., [[beautiful things]], as garments and stuffs, ἐν ποικίλοις… κάλλεσιν βαίνειν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>923</span>; <b class="b3">βάπτειν τὰ κ</b>. <span class="bibl">Eup.333</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>110a</span>, <span class="bibl">Poll.7.63</span>, Hsch. s.v.; κυπαρίττων ὕψη καὶ κάλλη <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>625c</span>; μεγέθεσιν κάλλεσίν τε ἔργων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Criti.</span>115d</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">τὰ κ. τῆς ἑρμηνείας</b> [[beauties]] of style, Longin.5.1 (also in sg., <b class="b3">τὸ κ. τῆς ἑρμ</b>. <span class="bibl">D.H.<span class="title">Comp.</span>3</span>); <b class="b3">κάλλεα κηροῦ</b> [[beautiful works]] of wax, i.e. honeycombs, <span class="title">AP</span>9.363.15 (Mel.); κάλλη τοιαῦτα καὶ τοσαῦτα ἱερῶν <span class="bibl">D.3.25</span>; <b class="b3">κ. οἰκοδομημάτων</b>, = [[καλὰ οἰκοδομήματα]], Plu.2.409a, cf. 935a, <span class="bibl">D.C.65.15</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> Pythag. name for [[six]], <span class="bibl">Iamb.<span class="title">in Nic.</span> p.34</span> P.</span>

|elnltext=κάλλος -ους, zonder contr. -εος, τό [~ καλός] (uiterlijke) schoonheid:; κάλλεϊ καὶ χάρισι στίλβων stralend in schoonheid en gratie Od. 6.237; σώματος κάλλος ζῳῶδες, ἢν μὴ νοῦς ὑπῇ de schoonheid van een lichaam (is) die van een dier, als het verstand niet de basis vormt Democr. B 105; κάλλει ἀριστεύουσα θεάων godinnen in schoonheid overtreffend Theocr. 17.45; uitbr. ook van andere zaken:. ( κρητῆρ ) κάλλει ἐνίκα πᾶσαν ἐπ ’ αἶαν (de krater) was in schoοnheid de mooiste op de hele aarde Il. 23.742; χώρη κάλλεϊ... μέγα ὑπερφέρουσα een land dat er in schoonheid verre bovenuit steekt Hdt. 8.144.1; τὸ τῶν μαθημάτων κάλλος de schoonheid van de wetenschappen Plat. Grg. 475a. (geestelijke, morele) schoonheid:. κάλλος ψυχῆς schoonheid van de ziel Plat. Resp. 444e; εἰς κάλλος ζῆν een leven leiden gericht op schoonheid Xen. Cyr. 8.1.33. concr. fraaie zaken, pracht en praal, meestal plur.:; ἐν ποικίλοις κάλλεσι βαίνειν op prachtige tapijten lopen Aeschl. Ag. 923; van pers. mooie vrouw, schoonheid:. τὰ ἀρχαῖα πάντα κάλλη alle schoonheden van weleer Luc. 77.5.1.