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Κῷος

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θάνατος οὐθὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐπειδήπερ ὅταν μὲν ἡμεῖς ὦμεν, ὁ θάνατος οὐ πάρεστιν, ὅταν δὲ ὁ θάνατος παρῇ, τόθ' ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμέν. → Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
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Full diacritics: Κῷος Medium diacritics: Κῷος Low diacritics: Κώος Capitals: ΚΩΟΣ
Transliteration A: Kō̂ios Transliteration B: Kōos Transliteration C: Koos Beta Code: *kw=|os

English (LSJ)

α, ον,

   A of, from the island Κῶς, Coan, IG12.195.7, al., Hdt.7.164, etc.; Κώϊος Call.Fr.254.    II as Subst. Κῷος (sc. βόλος), ὁ, the highest throw with the ἀστράγαλοι, opp. Χῖος, Hsch.; τὰ κῷα are the inner, τὰ χῖα the outer, sides of the huckle-bones (ἀστράγαλοι), Arist.HA499b28 (κῶλα and ἰσχία codd.), cf. Cael.292a29 (v.l.).    III Κῷον (sc. ἱμάτιον), τό, a light semi-transparent garment, made at Cos, Hsch.    2 a measure of wine, Ostr.Fay.44 (ii/iii A.D.), BGU531 ii 8: pl. written κόα, Sammelb.7199.2, al. (ii A.D.).    3 = ἐνέχυρον, Hsch. (also κώϊον); cf. κοῖον, κοῦα.

French (Bailly abrégé)

α, ον :
v. Κώϊος.

Greek Monotonic

Κῷος: -α, -ον (Κῶς),
I. αυτός που ανήκει ή κατάγεται από το νησί της Κω, σε Ηρόδ.
II. ως ουσ. Κῷος (ενν. βόλος), , η μεγαλύτερη ριξιά με τους ἀστραγάλους, βλ. Χῖος.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Κῷος: II ὁ житель острова Кос, косец Her.
косский Dem.: ἀστράγαλος Κ. Arst. (в игре в кости) косский бросок, т. е. наилучший (в шесть очков - в отличие от Χῖος, в одно очко) (ср. κῷα).