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κιόνιον

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Menander, Monostichoi, 208
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Full diacritics: κῑόνιον Medium diacritics: κιόνιον Low diacritics: κιόνιον Capitals: ΚΙΟΝΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: kiónion Transliteration B: kionion Transliteration C: kionion Beta Code: kio/nion

English (LSJ)

τό, Dim. of κίων,

   A small pillar, Ph.Bel.76.15, Poll.7.73, IG3.162, CIG4608 (Palestine).    II central column in a snail's shell, Dsc.2.4.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1441] τό, dim. von κίων, kleine Säule; Poll. 7, 73; Inscr. – Im Schneckengehäuse das Pfeilerchen, die Spindel, um welche sich das Schneckengewinde dreht.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κῑόνιον: τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ κίων, κιονίσκος, μικρὸς κίων, Συλ. Ἐπιγρ. 481, 4808, Πολυδ. Ζϳ, 73. ΙΙ. ἐν τῷ πληθ., «κιόνια δὲ καλεῖται τὰ ἐπὶ τῶν κηρύκων ἢ πορφυρῶν μέσα περὶ οἷς ἡ ἕλιξ ἐστὶ τοῦ ὀστράκου» Διοσκ. 2. 6.