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εἰ πλείονα δ' εἰδείης Σισύφου → if you were more intelligent than Sisyphus

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Full diacritics: κῡφων Medium diacritics: κύφων Low diacritics: κύφων Capitals: ΚΥΦΩΝ
Transliteration A: kýphōn Transliteration B: kyphōn Transliteration C: kyfon Beta Code: ku/fwn

English (LSJ)

ωνος, ὁ, (κυφός)

   A crooked piece of wood, bent yoke of the plough, Thgn.1201: κύφωνες, οἱ, two bars in the frame of a chariot, Poll.1.143.    II pillory, ἐν τῷ κ. αὐχένα ἔχειν Cratin.115, cf. Ar. Pl.476, 606; δεθῆναι ἐν τῷ κ. Arist.Pol.1306b2; μαστιγούσθω ἐν τῷ κ. OGI483.177 (Pergam.).    2 one who has had his neck in the pillory, knave, Archil.178, Luc.Pseudol.17.    III part of a woman's dress, Posidipp.44.    IV Archit., curved beam, IG42(1).102.224, al. (Epid., iv B.C.).    V part of a water-wheel, PLond.3.1177.213 (ii A.D.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 1539] ωνος, ὁ, das krummgebogene Holz; – a) zum Ziehen des Pfluges, Joch, Theogn. 1201; von einem andern Theile des Wagens, Poll. 1, 143, κυφῶνες. – b) zum Krummschließen u. Foltern der Missethäter, Nackenholz, vgl. Poll. 10, 177, wo er aus Cratin. anführt ἐν τῷ κυφῶνι τὸν αὐχένα ἔχων; Ar. sagt ὦ τύμπανα καὶ κύφωνες οὐκ ἀρήξετε Plut. 476, vgl. 606 εἶμι δὲ ποῖ γῆς; – ἐς τὸν κύφωνα, in den Block; δεθῆναι ἐν τῷ κύφωνι ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ Arist. pol. 5, 6; bei Luc. Necyom. 14 sind vrbdn στρέβλαι καὶ κύφωνες καὶ τροχοί – Dah. auch ein Mensch, der diese Strafe verdient hat, Archil. bei Schol. Ar. a. a. O. u. VLL. – Nach Phot. auch ein Frauenkleid.