Προκύων

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Full diacritics: Προκύων Medium diacritics: Προκύων Low diacritics: Προκύων Capitals: ΠΡΟΚΥΩΝ
Transliteration A: Prokýōn Transliteration B: Prokyōn Transliteration C: Prokyon Beta Code: *proku/wn

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], κῠνός, ὁ, the star

   A Procyon, Arat.450, Hipparch.2.2.13, etc.; but of Sirius, Gal.17(1).17.    2 πρόκυνες, οἱ, winds which precede the rising of Sirius, Adam.Vent.41.    II spaniel-like flatterer, 'lap-dog', Phld.Rh.1.242 S., prob. l. for πρόσκυνες in Hippias Erythr. I: but πικροὶ Καλλιμάχου πρόκυνες, a description of the Grammarians, snappers and snarlers, AP11.322 (Antiphan.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Προκύων: -κυνός, ὁ, ἀστερισμὸς ἢ ἀστὴρ ἀνατέλλων (περὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς Ἰουλίου, Ἰουλιαν. ἡμερολ.) πρὸ τοῦ ἀστερισμοῦ τοῦ κυνὸς ἢ κυνάστρου (τοῦ Σειρίου), Ἄρατ. 450, Κικ. Ν. D. 2. 44, Ὁρατ. 1. ᾨδ. 29. 18· περιγράφεται δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς ὑπὸ τῶν μεταγενεστ. ὡς κύων καὶ καλεῖται canicula παρὰ τῷ Πλιν. 18. 68, 2. ΙΙ. πικροὶ Καλλιμάχου πρόκυνες, σκωπτικὸν ὄνομα τῶν γραμματικῶν, κυνάρια δηκτικὰ καὶ γρυλλίζοντα, Ἀνθ. Π. 11. 322· ― ἀλλ’ ἐν Ἀθην. 259Α, π. καὶ κόλακες (ἀντὶ προσκ-), κόλακες ὅμοιοι πρὸς κυνάρια.