κέρχνη

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ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvi­ous one, invisible connection is stronger than visi­ble, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see

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Full diacritics: κέρχνη Medium diacritics: κέρχνη Low diacritics: κέρχνη Capitals: ΚΕΡΧΝΗ
Transliteration A: kérchnē Transliteration B: kerchnē Transliteration C: kerchni Beta Code: ke/rxnh

English (LSJ)

ἡ, kind of

   A hawk, prob. kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, Hsch.:— also κερχνηίς, contr. κερχνής, ῇδος, ἡ, Ar.Av.304, 589; κεγχρηΐς, ΐδος, ἡ, Arist.HA509a6, Ael.NA2.43; κεγχρίς, Arist.HA558b28, 594a2, GA750a7.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1426] ἡ, der Thurmfalke, tinnunculus, wegen seiner heisern Stimme so genannt, vgl. Schol. Ar. Av. 588. Andere Erkl. giebt noch Phot.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κέρχνη: ἡ εἶδος ἱέρακος, λαβοῦσα τὸ ὄνομα ἐκ τῆς βραγχνῆς αὑτῆς, ἴσως τὸ Falco tinnunculus, Ἡσύχ.· ὡσαύτως κερχνηΐς, συνῃρ. κερχνῄς, ῇδος, ἡ Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρ. 304, 489 (ἴδε Δινδ.)· φέρεται δὲ καὶ κεγχρηΐς, ΐδος, ἡ, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 2. 17, 31., Αἰλ. π. Ζ. 2. 43· κεγχρίς, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 6. 1, 5., 8. 3, 17, π. Ζ. Γεν. 3. 1, 12. (Ἀξία σημειώσεως εἶνε ἡ ἀναλογία μεταξὺ τῶν κέγχρος, κεγχρηῒς καὶ τῶν λατ. mil-ium, mil-uus).