κοῖλος

English (LSJ)

η, ον, Aeol.and Ion. κοίϊλος, prob. in Alc.15.5, Mimn.12.6; κόϊλος, α, ον, Anacr.9 (Comp. -ώτερα), cf. A.D.Pron.87.5, Hdn.Gr.2.927:—

   A hollow, Hom.mostly as epith. of ships, κ. νῆες Il.1.26, al. (later κ. ναῦς hold of the ship, Hdt.8.119, X.HG1.6.19, D.32.5; so ἡ κ. alone, Theoc.22.12, Callix.1; τὰ κ. App.BC5.107); κ. λόχος, κ. δόρυ, of the Trojan horse, Od.4.277, 8.507; κ. σπέος 12.93; κ. πέτρα A. Eu.23, S.Ph.1081 (lyr.); κ. κάπετος, of a grave, Il.24.797, S.Aj.1165 (anap.), cf. Ant.1205; κ. τάφρος E.Alc.898 (anap.); κ. νάρθηξ Hes. Op.52; ἄχερδος S.OC1596; κ. φλέψ vena cava, Hp.Loc.Hom.3, Gal. 2.786, 4.668; σφόνδυλος κ. Pl.R.616d; of vessels, ἀγγήϊα Hdt.4.2; κρατήρ S.OC1593; ζύγαστρον Id.Tr.692; κύλικος . . κοῖλον κύτος Pl. Com.189; κ. ἄργυρος καὶ χρυσός silver and gold plate, Theopomp. Hist.283a, cf. S.Fr.378, Arist.Oec.1350b23, etc.; κ. ἐκκοπεύς Gal.10.445; νόμισμα κ. dub. sens. in Numen. ap. Eus.PE11.18; sunk, γράψαι εἰς σανίδα κοῖλα γράμματα SIG1011.15 (Chalcedon, iii/ii B.C.), cf. Longin.Rh.p.199 H. (but κ. γραμμή curved line, Hero Bel.75.15); ἀλέαν εἰς τὸ θύρωμα κοίλαν curved canopy, Rev.Arch.22.63 (Callatis, iii B.C.); κ. ὑποδήματα boots that reach to mid-leg, Ael.NA6.23 (κοῖλα ποσσὶν ὑποδέδεσθε Ezek.Exag.181, cf. Poll.7.84); κ. δέμνια empty bed, S.Tr.901; κ. χείρ, of a beggar, AP12.212 (Strat.); κ. ἱστίον Poll.1.107; κοῖλος μήν short month, Gem.8.3, cf. κοιλοποιέομαι, κοῖλος 11.3: Comp., -ότερος ὁλμοῦ Epich.81.    2 of Places, lying in a hollow or forming a hollow, κ. Λακεδαίμων the vale of L., Od.4.1; κ. Θεσσαλίη Hdt.7.129; κ. Ἄργος S.OC378, 1387; Αὐλίδος κ. μυχοί E. IA1600; κ. τόποι Plb.3.18.10: as pr.n., K. Συρία the district between Lebanon and Anti Lebanon, Id.1.3.1, etc.; τὰ K. τῆς Εὐβοίης Hdt. 8.13; ἡ K. the valley of the Ilissus, name of Attic deme, Id.6.103, etc.: Comp., κοιλότερα τῆς κάτωθεν χώρας Arist.Mete.352b33.    b κ. λιμήν harbour lying between high cliffs, Od.10.92; κ. αἰγιαλός embayed beach, 22.385; ἐν τῷ κ. καὶ μυχῷ τοῦ λιμένος Th.7.52.    c κ. ὁδός hollow way, Il.23.419; κ. ἄγυια Pi.O.9.34.    d κ. ποταμός a river nearly empty of water, Th.7.84; τοῦ ποταμοῦ κοίλου ῥυέντος Socr. ap. Ath.9.388a; but κ. ποταμός with deep bed, Plb.21.37.4.    e τὰ κ. καὶ τὰ δασέα ravines grown with copsewood, Ar.Nu.325.    3 κ. ἅλς, θάλασσα, the sea full of hollows, i.e. with a heavy swell on, A.R. 2.595, Plb.1.60.6.    4 κ. νοσήματα internal complaints, Philostr. VA3.44.    II metaph.,    1 of the voice, hollow, κόχλον ἑλὼν μυκήσατο κοῖλον Theoc.22.75 (though here κοῖλον may agree with κόχλον) ; φθέγγεσθαι κ. καὶ βαρύ Luc.Ner.6, Philostr.VA3.38; ὁ -ότατος τῶν φθόγγων Aristid.Quint.1.10.    2 Philos., hollow, empty, void of content, αἱ κ. ἐνέργειαι, opp. αἱ ἀμείνους, Herm.in Phdr.p.170A.: more freq.in Comp., κοιλοτέρα θεωρία, ζωή, ib.pp.67,68A.; τὰ -ότερα, opp. τὰ ὑπέρτερα, ib.p.143 A., cf. Dam.Pr.96; χωρῶν πρὸς τὸ κ. ib. 379.    3 ἡμέραν κ. ποιεῖσθαι allow payments to lapse for a day (cf. κοιλαίνω 11.2), BGU1136.5 (i B.C.); οὐδεμίαν δόσιν κ. ποιεῖσθαι ib. 1146.15 (i B.C.).    III concave, τὸ κ., opp. τὸ κυρτόν, Arist.Ph. 222b3, EN1102a31; κοῖλα καὶ ἐσέχοντα Philostr.Im.2.20; of military formations, Ascl.Tact.11.1.    2 bending, yielding, κλῇθρα S. OT1262; σταθμὰ θυράων Theoc.24.15.    IV Subst. κοῖλον, τό, hollow, cavity, Pl.Phd.109b, al.; esp. of cavities in the body, τὰ κ. γαστρός E.Ph.1411; τὰ κ. [τῆς καρδίας] the ventricles, Arist.HA496a13; τὸ κ. τῶν νεφρῶν ib.497a11; τὸ τῶν χειρῶν κ. Apollod. ap. Ath. 11.479a; τὸ κ. τοῦ . . ποδός Hp.Epid.5.48: prov., τὸ κ. τοῦ ποδὸς δεῖξαι to show 'a clean pair of heels', Hsch.; τὰ κ. τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν, τοῦ προσώπου, Hp.Mul.2.119, Nat.Mul.9 codd. (sed leg. κύλα) ; τὰ κ. alone, hollows of the side, flanks, like κενεών, Arist.HA630a3.    2 κοῖλος· θυρεών, οὐκ ἔχων θύρας, Hsch.