κήλη

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ἢν μή τις ὥσπερ σφηκιὰν βλίττῃ με κἀρεθίζῃ → may no one squeeze me and tease me like a wasp | may no one smoke me and tease me like a wasp | but if anyone annoys me and rifles my nest, they'll find a wasp inside | still if you wake a wasps' nest then of wasps you must beware

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Full diacritics: κήλη Medium diacritics: κήλη Low diacritics: κήλη Capitals: ΚΗΛΗ
Transliteration A: kḗlē Transliteration B: kēlē Transliteration C: kili Beta Code: kh/lh

English (LSJ)

Att.κάλη [prob.ᾱ], ἡ,

   A tumour; esp. rupture, hernia, Hp.Aër. 7 (pl.), AP6.166 (Lucill.), 11.342.    2 hump on a buffalo's back, Arist.HA606a16, in acc. pl. κάλας (v.l. χαίτας); in human beings, Eup.276.1, Gal.7.729, Artem.3.45; καλήτης καὶ κάλη Ἀττικοί... κηλήτης καὶ κήλη Ἴωνες Phryn.PSp.81 B. (Cf. ONorse haull, OSlav. kyla, both = hernia.)