Κώρυκος

English (LSJ)

ὁ, Corycus, a promontory of Cilicia, h.Ap.39, etc.:—Adj. Κωρυκαῖος, α, ον: the inhabitants were infamous for spying out the destination and value of ships' cargoes and then piratically seizing them, Ephor.27 J., etc.: hence Κωρυκαῖος, prov. of spies and eavesdroppers, Str.14.1.32, Cic.Att.10.18.1, prob. in Call.Iamb.1.143; K. ἠκροάσατο, 'a little bird told me', Men.150; μὴ κατακούσειεν δέ μου ὁ K., 'low be it spoken', Diox.2:—also Κωρύκιον σκάφος piratical craft, Alciphr.1.8.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (ὁ) :
Korykos (auj. cap Curco) promont. d'Ionie.
Étymologie: DELG κώρυκος.

Greek Monotonic

Κώρῠκος: ὁ, ακρωτήριο της Κιλικίας, σε Ομηρ. Ύμν., Θουκ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Κώρῠκος: ὁ Корик (скалистый мыс на Эритрейском п-ове в Ионии) HH, Thuc.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: GN Κώρυκος promontory in Cilicia (h. Ap.).
Derivatives: with -αῖος; also Κωρύκιον ἄντρον on the Parnassos, with Κωρύκιαι νύμφαι etc. (Hdt., trag.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: A (Cilician?) word with (W.-)Hofmann s. corium after Wharton, Huber etc., thus Bertoldi Zeitschr. f. rom. Phil. 68, 73ff. The shape of the word is very much Pre-Greek. (It could represent *karuk-, for which see s. v. κῆρυξ, but I see no way to connect messenger; not to the leather sack.)

Middle Liddell

Κώρῠκος, ὁ,
a promontory of Cilicia, Hhymn., Thuc.