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ἐγκοτύλη

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Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection

Porphyry, Sententiae, 25
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Full diacritics: ἐγκοτύλη Medium diacritics: ἐγκοτύλη Low diacritics: εγκοτύλη Capitals: ΕΓΚΟΤΥΛΗ
Transliteration A: enkotýlē Transliteration B: enkotylē Transliteration C: egkotyli Beta Code: e)gkotu/lh

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], ἡ,

   A a game of pick-a-back, in which a boy was carried about kneeling on the hollow of another's folded hands (κοτύλαι) (cf. Poll.9.122), Ath. 11.479a, Paus.Gr.Fr.143.

German (Pape)

[Seite 709] ein athen. Spiel, bei dem der Sieger mit den Knieen auf der hohlen Hand, κοτύλη, getragen wurde, bei Ath. XI, 479 a.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐγκοτύλη: ἡ, παιδιὰ ἐν Ἀθήναις, καθ’ ἣν ὁ νικώμενος διαπλέξας ὀπίσω τοὺς δακτύλους τῶν χειρῶν ἐδέχετο ἐπ’ αὐτῶν τὸν νικήσαντα, ὃς «ἐνθεὶς τὸ γόνυ ταῖς χερσὶ καὶ περιλαβὼν τοῦ αἴροντος τὴν κεφαλὴν ἢ τὸν τράχηλον ἐβαστάζετο» Παυσ. παρ’ Εὐστ. 1282. 55, Ἀθήν. 479Α. Ἡ παιδιὰ αὕτη ὠνομάζετο καὶ ἐγκρικάδεια (ἐπίρρ.), ἴδε Ἡσύχ. ἐν λέξει, Θεογν. Καν. σ. 164. 27.

Spanish (DGE)

-ης, ἡ

• Morfología: [frec. diuissim ἐν κοτύλῃ Paus.Gr.ε 6, Poll.9.122, Ath.479a, Hsch.s.u. ἐφεδρίζειν]
juego consistente en entrelazar las manos detrás de la espalda para llevar a un compañero que apoya en ellas las rodillas, Ath.Epit.479a, Eust.1282.57.