κώδεια
ἡμέραν δ' ἐξ ἡμέρας ῥίπτεις κυβεύων τὸν πρὸς Ἀργείους Ἀρη → day after day you cast your dice in war against the Argives, day by day you make your throw adventuring war against the Argives
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A head, ὁ δὲ φῆ, κώδειαν ἀνασχών Il.14.499; of plants, head, e.g. of garlic, bulb, Nic.Al.432; of the poppy, capsule, Gal. 12.73:—also κωδία, ἡ, dub. in Ar.Fr.117 (κώδυα Harp. Epit., κώδεια Suid.), f.l. for κώδεια in Poll.2.38, for κωδύα in Dsc.4.63 (pl.), Orib. 11 s.v. μικρὰ μήκων, for κώδυια in Arist.Pr.914b27; κώδειον or κυψέλ-ιον, Gloss. (cf. κώδυον); κωδίς, Hsch.; cf. κωδύα, κώδων 11. II cup shaped like a poppy-head, in form κώδεα, Inscr.Délos298 A169 (pl.), 300 B13 (iii B.C.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1540] ἡ, der Kopf, gew. der Mohnkopf, Et. M; Il. 14, 499; Nic. Al. 216; σκορόδοιο Nic. Al. 432.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κώδεια: ἡ, (κόττα) ἡ κεφαλή, ὁ δὲ φῆ, κώδειαν ἀνασχὼν Ἰλ. Ξ. 499· ἐπὶ φυτῶν, ἡ κεφαλὴ μήκωνος («παπαρούνας»), Νικ. Ἀλ. 432· οὕτω κωδία, ἡ, Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 166· καὶ ἐπὶ ἄλλων ὁμοίων φυτῶν, Θεοφρ., κτλ.· ὡσαύτως κωδίς, Ἡσύχ.· πρβλ. κωδύα, κώδων ΙΙ. ΙΙ. ἡ κωδία τῆς κλεψύδρας, ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτῆς ἢ τὸ εὐρὺ αὐτῆς μέρος, Ἀριστ. Προβλ. 16. 8, 4.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ας (ἡ) :
tête de pavot, d’oignon ; bulbe.
Étymologie: DELG inexpliqué.
