κάννα

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τοῖς πράγμασιν γὰρ οὐχὶ θυμοῦσθαι χρεών· μέλει γὰρ αὐτοῖς οὐδέν· ἀλλ' οὑντυγχάνων τὰ πράγματ' ὀρθῶς ἂν τιθῇ, πράξει καλῶς → It does no good to rage at circumstance; events will take their course with no regard for us. But he who makes the best of those events he lights upon will not fare ill.

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Full diacritics: κάννα Medium diacritics: κάννα Low diacritics: κάννα Capitals: ΚΑΝΝΑ
Transliteration A: kánna Transliteration B: kanna Transliteration C: kanna Beta Code: ka/nna

English (LSJ)

or κάννη, ης, ἡ,

   A pole-reed, Arundo Donax, Plb.14.1.15; κάννας τιμά (prob. for making pens) SIG241.103 (Delph., iv B.C.).    2 reed-mat, Cratin.197, Eup.228, dub. in IG12.330.12: in pl., reedfence, Ar.V.394, Pherecr.63. (Cf. Bab. [kudot ]anû, Hebr. [kudot ]āneh 'reed'.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 1321] ἡ, Poll. 10, 184, gew. plur., das Rohr; das aus Rohr Geflochtene, sowohl Decke, Matte, als bes. aus Rohrgeflecht gemachtes Gehege, z. B. um die Bildsäulen, Ar. Vesp. 394, sonst auch γέῤῥα genannt; VLL. erkl. ψίαθοι.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κάννα: ἢ κάννη, ης, ἡ, κάλαμος, Λατ. canna: πλέγμα ἐκ καλάμων χρησιμεῦον διὰ περιφράγματα, Κρατῖνος ἐν “Πυτίνῃ” 12, πρβλ. Πολυδ. Ι΄, 184, Ἀριστοφ. Σφ. 394, πρβλ. Φερεκρ. ἐν «’Ιπνῷ» 8. (Ἐντεῦθεν, κάναθρονκάνναθρον, κάνεον: ἴσωςῥίζα εἶναι Σημιτική· πρβλ. kânek).