κηρός

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Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws

Sophocles, Antigone, 175-7
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Full diacritics: κηρός Medium diacritics: κηρός Low diacritics: κηρός Capitals: ΚΗΡΟΣ
Transliteration A: kērós Transliteration B: kēros Transliteration C: kiros Beta Code: khro/s

English (LSJ)

ὁ,

   A bees-wax, Od.12.48, Theoc.1.27, etc.; honeycomb, Id.20.27; εὐπλαστότερον κηροῦ Pl.R.588d; used as a cosmetic, Philostr. Ep.22; in encaustic painting, IG42 (1).102.272 (Epid., iv B.C.), 14.1320; for writing tablets, POxy.736.16 (i A.D.), etc.: hence λόγους εἰς γραμμάτιον καὶ κηρὸν ἐρχομένους Lib.Ep.886.1.    2 sealing-wax, Luc.Alex.21.    3 κ. Τυρρηνικός white wax used in medicine, Gal.13.411, Dsc.1.70.    II pl.κηροί wax tapers, Hld.9.11. (Panhellenic η, IG42.l.c., Theoc.Il.cc., cf. κήρινος, κηρόδετος, κηροχυτέω; Lat. cera.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 1434] ὁ, Wachs; Od. 12, 48. 173; εὐπλαστότερον κηροῦ Plat. Rep. IX, 588 d; Folgende. Im plur. Wachskerzen, Heliod. 9, 11.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κηρός: ὁ, τὸ κηρίον τῶν μελισσῶν, Ὀδ. Μ. 48, 173, 175, κτλ.· εὐπλαστότερος κηροῦ Πλάτ. Πολ. 588D· ἐν χρήσει ὡς κοσμητικόν, Φιλοστρ. Ἐπιστ. 22, πρβλ. Ὀβιδ. Ars Am. 3. 199· εἰς ἐγκαυστικὴν ζωγραφίαν, Ἑλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 673. 2., 722. 3, πρβλ. κηρογραφία. ΙΙ. πληθ. κηροί, λαμπάδες ἐκ κηροῦ, Λατ. cerei, Ἡλιόδ. 9. 11. (Ἐντεῦθεν κηρίον· πρβλ. Λατ. cera, Λιθ. kóris (favus).)

French (Bailly abrégé)

οῦ (ὁ) :
cire.
Étymologie: cf. lat. cera.