κούρσος

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καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)

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Greek Monolingual

το (Μ κοῡρσος και κρούσος και κοῡρσον, τὸ, και κοῡρσος, ὁ)
1. ληστρική επιδρομή, λεηλασία
2. πολεμική λεία, λάφυρο
μσν.
1. ληστρική συμμορία
2. αρπαγή
3. φρ. «βάνω κοῡρσος» — λεηλατώ.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λατ. cursus].