χύτρα
Κινδυνεύουσι γὰρ ὅσοι τυγχάνουσιν ὀρθῶς ἁπτόμενοι φιλοσοφίας λεληθέναι τοὺς ἄλλους ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύουσιν ἢ ἀποθνῄσκειν τε καὶ τεθνάναι → Actually, the rest of us probably haven't realized that those who manage to pursue philosophy as it should be pursued are practicing nothing else but dying and being dead (Socrates via Plato, Phaedo 64a.5)
English (LSJ)
ἡ, Ion. κύθρη Herod.Fr.3 Bgk., later Gr. κύθρα PTeb. 112.42, al. (ii B. C.), Choerob in Theod.2.146H.; Sicil. (acc. to Greg. Cor.p.341S.) κύτρα (but κύθρα is Dor. acc. to Choerob. in Theod.2.423H., and χύτρα is found in Epich.33): (χέω):—
A earthen pot, pipkin, Ar.Ach.284 (troch.), Av.43, al., X.HG4.5.4, Antiph.70, Thphr. Char.10.5, etc.; χύτρας ἴχνος ἀπὸ σποδοῦ ἀφάνιζε Pythag. ap. Iamb. Protr.21.λδ; χύτραι δίωτοι Pl.Hp.Ma.288d; τοὐπίθημα τῆς χ. ἀφελών Hegesipp.1.13; children were exposed in pots, τὸ δ' ἐσέφερε γραῦς ἐν χύτρᾳ τὸ παιδίον Ar.Th.505; cf. χυτρίζω. 2 χύτραις ἱδρύειν set up, consecrate an altar or statue with pots of pulse, τὰς χ. αἷς τὸν θεὸν (sc. Πλοῦτον) ἱδρυσόμεθα Id.Pl.1197, cf. Sch. ad loc.; Ζηνὸς ἑρκείου χύτρας, μεθ' ὧν ὁ βωμὸς . . ἱδρύθη Id.Fr.245; τί δ' ἄλλο γ' ἢ ταύτην (sc. Εἰρήνην) χύτραις ἱδρυτέον; Answ. χύτραισιν, ὥσπερ μεμφόμενον Ἑρμῄδιον; Id.Pax923, cf. Sch. 3 αἱ χύτραι the pottery-market, Id.Lys.557 (anap.), Poll.7.163. 4 prov., χύτραις λημᾶν to have swellings as big as pipkins in the corners of the eye (cf. λημᾶν κολοκύνταις), Luc.Ind.23, Diogenian.5.63, Hsch. 5 name given to black figs by Mariandyni, Pherecr.68.4. II a kiss in which one held the other by the ears as by handles (cf. Pl. l. c.), λαβοῦσα τῶν ὤτων φίλησον τὴν χύτραν Eunic.1.
