κοτύλη
ἄλλος Ἡρακλῆς, ἄλλος αὐτός → close friendship, close friend, another Hercules—another self, another Heracles—another self
English (LSJ)
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A anything hollow (πᾶν τὸ κοῖλον κοτύλην ἐκάλουν οἱ παλαιοί Apollod. ap. Ath.11.479a, cf. Sch.Il.22.494). 1 small vessel, cup, Il.22.494, Od.15.312, 17.12, Ar.Fr. 350, cf. Ath.11.478d: prov., πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κοτύλης καὶ χείλεος ἄκρου ib.e, Zen.5.71. b metaph., = κοτύλων, D.H.19.5. 2 cup or socket of a joint, esp. of the hip-joint, κατ' ἰσχίον, ἔνθα τε μηρὸς ἰσχίῳ ἐνστρέφεται, κοτύλην δέ τέ μιν καλέουσι Il.5.306sq., cf. Hp.Loc. Hom.6, Gal.18(2).519; also, socket of the arm, Hp.Art.7. 3 liquid measure, containing 6 κύαθοι or a 1/2 ξέστης, i.e. nearly a 1/2 pint, Hdt.6.57, Th.4.16, 7.87, Ar.Pl.436; κ. Ἀττική, Αἰγινητική, Hp.Epid. 7.3, Nat.Mul.33. b dry measure, ἀλφίτων . . τρεῖς χοίνικας κοτύλης δεούσας Ar.Fr.465; ἀλφίτων κ. μίαν Alex.221.17; prob. also a smaller measure, perh. = τρύβλιον, ὀξύβαφον, Hp.Mul.1.6. 4 hollow of the hand, Apollod. l. c., Poll.9.122, Eust.550.5; cf. ἐγκοτύλη. 5 = κοτυληδών 1, Luc.DMar.4.3. 6 in pl., cymbals, χαλκόδετοι κ. A.Fr.57.6 (anap.).
