Κῶς
Ὥσπερ οἱ ἐρωτικοὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἐν αἰσθήσει καλῶν ὁδῷ προϊόντες ἐπ' αὐτὴν καταντῶσι τὴν μίαν τῶν καλῶν πάντων καὶ νοητῶν ἀρχήν → Just as lovers systematically leave behind what is fair to sensation and attain the one true source of all that is fair and intelligible
English (LSJ)
ἡ, gen. Κῶ, Cos; Ep. Κόως h.Ap.42: acc.
A Κῶν Il.2.677; Κόωνδε, Adv. to Cos, 14.255, 15.28; cf. Κῷος, Κῳακός:—prov., ὃν οὐ θρέψει K., ἐκεῖνον οὐδὲ Αἴγυπτος Eust.983.33.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Κῶς: ἡ, γεν. Κῶ, ἡ νῆσος Κῶς, ἀπέναντι τῆς Καρίας· παρ’ Ὁμ. ἀείποτε ἐν τῷ Ἐπικ. τύπῳ Κόως, πλὴν ἐν Ἰλ. Β. 677, ἔνθα εὑρίσκομεν τὴν κοινὴν αἰτ. Κῶν· ― Κόωνδε εἰς Κῶν, Ξ. 255, κτλ. ― Πρβλ. Κῷος, Κωακός.
French (Bailly abrégé)
Κῶ (ἡ) :
dat. Κῷ, acc. Κῶν ou Κῶ;
île de Kôs.
Étymologie: cf. Κώϊος, Κῷος.
English (Autenrieth)
the island of Cos, Il. 2.677 .— Κόωνδε, to Cos, Il. 15.28.
English (Slater)
the island.] Κῶν (coni. Lobel. dubitanter) fr. 33a. 4. test., Strabo, 2. 91. 9, = fr. 51 Schr., = fr. 33a Snell, v. Ἡρακλέης. Quintil., Inst., 8. 6. 71, = fr. 50 Schr., = 33a Snell, v. Ἡρακλέης.
