κόλπωσις

From LSJ

Στέργει γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἄγγελον κακῶν ἐπῶν → No one loves the bearer of bad news

Sophocles, Antigone, 277
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Full diacritics: κόλπωσις Medium diacritics: κόλπωσις Low diacritics: κόλπωσις Capitals: ΚΟΛΠΩΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: kólpōsis Transliteration B: kolpōsis Transliteration C: kolposis Beta Code: ko/lpwsis

English (LSJ)

-εως, ἡ, forming into a fold, κ. πτερῶν arching of wings before the wind, Hdn.1.15.5.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1476] ἡ, das Bilden eines Busens, das Aufblähen, Anschwellen der Segel, Sp.; πτερῶν, vom Strauß, Hdn. 1, 15, 11.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κόλπωσις: -εως, ἡ, ὁ εἰς πτυχὴν ἢ κόλπον σχηματισμός, κ. πτερῶν, ἡ διόγκωσις «φούσκωμα» τῶν πτερύγων πρὸ τοῦ ἀνέμου, Ἡρῳδιαν. 1. 15, 11· ― ἐν τῷ πληθ., ἑλιγμοί, τῶν πλῶν Πτολ.