ἡμικύκλιον
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
German (Pape)
[Seite 1168] τό, Halbkreis, Arist. part. anim. 4, 13; bes. von den halbkreisförmigen Sitzreihen des Theaters, vgl. Poll. 4, 131, dergleichen auch an anderen Orten zum Ausruhen angebracht waren, Vitruv. 5, 1; Plut. Alcib. 17 Nic. 12 u. a. Sp.; Sessel, Poll. 6, 9; Plut. garrul. 2.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (τό) :
I. demi-cercle;
II. tout objet ou dessin en forme de demi-cercle :
1 hémicycle, amphithéâtre;
2 sorte de fauteuil en demi-cercle;
3 voûte semi-circulaire, voûte plein cintre.
Étymologie: ἡμι-, κύκλος.
