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κολοσσός

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Ἰὸς πέφυκεν ἀσπίδος κακὴ γυνή → Ipsum venenum aspidis mulier mala → Das reinste Natterngift ist eine schlechte Frau

Menander, Monostichoi, 261
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Transliteration A: kolossós Transliteration B: kolossos Transliteration C: kolossos Beta Code: kolosso/s

English (LSJ)

ὁ (also ἡ, v. infr.), κολοττ- D.S.1.67:—

   A colossus, gigantic statue, in Hdt. always of Egyptian works, 2.130, al.; of other colossal statues, Thphr.Fr.128, Sopat.1, Plb.18.16.2, Plin.HN34.45, Luc.Hist.Conscr.23, D.C.66.15; ὁ κ. ὁ ἡμαρτημένος Longin.36.3; dub. in IG12.577, 12(3).1015.    2 generally, statue, A.Ag.416 (lyr.), Schwyzer 89.17 (Argos, iii B.C.), Theoc.22.47; of small images, κολοσὸς (acc. pl.), . . ἔρσενα καὶ θήλειαν ἢ καλίνος ἢ γαίνος Berl.Sitzb.1927.167 (Cyrene): also fem., τὰς κ. ibid.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1475] ὁ, der Koloß, die Riesenbildsäule, über Lebensgröße; Her. 2, 149. 175; ξύλινοι, χάλκεοι, 3, 130. 152; εὔμορφοι Aesch. Ag. 405; übh. Bildsäule, Theocr. 22, 47; τοῦ Ἡρακλέους Plut. Fab. 22 u. A. Bes. der 70 Ellen hohe, dem Sonnengotte zu Ehren errichtete eherne Koloß auf Rhodus, Luc. histor. conscr. 23; vgl. Plut. ad princ. inerud. 2. – Nach E. M. von κολούειν – ὄσσε, ὡς μὴ ἐφικνουμένων τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ὁρᾶν.