κώθων
μὴ μόνον τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας κόλαζε, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς μέλλοντας κώλυε → punish not only those who do wrong, but those who intend to do so
English (LSJ)
ωνος, ὁ,
A Laconian drinking-vessel, used by soldiers, Archil. 4, Ar.Eq.600, X.Cyr.1.2.8, Critias 34 D., IG22.47.6, etc.; κ. στρεψαύχην Theopomp.Com.54; πυριγενής Henioch.1; φαεινός Ar.Pax 1094 (parod.); of earthenware or metal, IG42(1).121.79, al. (Epid.), Ath.11.483b, c: κ. χαλκοῖ IG12.313.55, al., cf. 22.1425.393. II drinking bout, carousal, εἰσῆλθεν ἐπὶ κώθωνα πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Macho ap.Ath.13.583b, cf. Plu.Ant.4, etc.; religious banquet, BCH51.220 (Thasos). III Sicel, = κῶθος, Nic.Fr.141, Apollod. ap. Ath.7.309c. IV the inner harbour at Carthage, Str.17.3.15, App.Pun. 127.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1541] ωνος, ὁ, 1) ein lakonisches, irdenes Trinkgeschirr mit gewundenem Halse, χρησιμώτατον ἐς στρατείαν, am ausführlichsten besprochen Ath. XII, 483 b; Plut. Lys. 9; Ar. Equ. 598; Xen. Cyr. 1, 2, 8. – Auch das Trinkgelage selbst; Ath. XIV, 658 e; εἰσῆλθεν ἐπὶ κώθωνα πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Macho ibd. XIII, 583 b; ähnl. περὶ κώθωνα διατρίβειν, eigtl. beim Becher verweilen, Plut. Anton. 4 Pyrrh. 14. – 2) sicilisch = κωβιός, wie κῶθος, Ath. VII, 309 c.
