κιβωτός
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A box, chest, coffer, Hecat.368 J., Simon.239, Eup.228.4, Ar.Eq.1000, V.1056 (anap.), Lys.12.10, Thphr.Char.18.4, IG22.1388.73; κ. δίθυρος, τετράθυρος, ib.12.330; ἱερά, δημοσία κ., Inscr.Délos 442 A 2,75 (ii B.C.); Noah's ark, LXX Ge.6.14; the ark of Moses, ib.Ex.25.9(10), al.; πέπτωκεν εἰς κ. has been deposited in the archives, UPZ 126 (iii B.C.), etc.; opp. κίστη (q.v.). (Perh. a v.l. in Il.24.228, cf. Sch.adloc. Suid. cites κίβος as the radic. form.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 1436] ἡ, hölzerner Kasten, Kiste, Schrank; Ar. Equ. 996 Vesp. 1056; Ath. III, 84 a u. Sp. Vgl. κίβος, κίβισις. [Spätere Dichter, wie Greg. Naz., brauchen ι kurz.]
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κῑβωτός: ἡ, ξύλινον κιβώτιον ἢ θήκη, Τουρκ. «σανδοῦκι», Ἑκαταῖ. 368, Σιμων. 240, Ἀριστοφ. Ἱππ. 1000, Σφ. 1056, Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 150Β. 22, κτλ. (Ὁ Σουΐδ. μνημονεύει τὴν λέξιν κίβος ὡς τὸν ἀρχικὸν τύπον· πιθ. συγγενὲς εἶναι καὶ τὸ θίβη). ῑ παρ’ Ἀριστοφ., ῐ πρῶτον παρὰ Γρηγ. Ναζ..
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦ (ὁ) :
coffre, caisse, boîte.
Étymologie: DELG emprunt prob., pê sémit.
