κωκύω
αὐτόματοι δ' ἀγαθοὶ ἀγαθῶν ἐπὶ δαῖτας ἴασι → automatically do the noble go to the feasts of the noble
English (LSJ)
[v. fin.], fut. -ύσω A.Ag.1313, -ύσομαι Ar.Lys. 1222: aor.
A ἐκώκῡσα S.Ant.28; Ep. κώκυσα Il.18.37:—Med., AP7.412 (Alc. Mess.):—shriek, wail, in Ep. and Trag. always of women, Il.18.37, Od.2.361, etc.; κλαῖον καὶ ἐκώκῠον 19.541: freq. with Adv., λίγ' ὲκώκῠε Il.19.284, cf. Od.4.259, etc.; ὀξὺ δὲ κωκύσασα (opp. βαρὺ στενάχων, of the man) Il.18.71; κώκῡσεν δὲ μάλα μέγα 22.407: also in late Prose, Plu.2.357c, etc.; even of men, Luc.DMort.21.1, Longus 2.21; and so Ar., as an execration, μακρὰ κωκύειν κελεύω σε Ra.34; οἰμώζοι γ' ἂν καὶ κωκύοι Ec.648. 2 c. acc., lament or shriek over one dead, also prop. of women, κώκυσ' ἐν λεχέεσσιν ἑὸν πόσιν Od.24.295; ἐμὴν μοῖραν κ. A.Ag.1313, cf. S.Ant.28, al.: Com., of men, κωκύσεσθε τὰς τρίχας μακρά Ar.Lys.1222: also in late Prose, as Porph.Abst.4.9, etc. (Cf. Skt. káuti 'cry' (intens. kokūyatē), Lith. kaũkli 'shriek', etc.) [ῠ in Hom. before a vowel, ῡ before a conson. (v. supr.): later ῡ sts. before a vowel, κωκῡοι Ar.Ec.l.c., κωκῡουσα Bion 1.23, Q.S.3.779, κωκῡεσκε ib.460.]
