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|Definition=[v. fin.], fut. -ύσω <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1313</span>, -ύσομαι <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span> 1222</span>: aor. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> ἐκώκῡσα <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>28</span>; Ep. κώκυσα <span class="bibl">Il.18.37</span>:—Med., <span class="title">AP</span>7.412 (Alc. Mess.):—[[shriek]], [[wail]], in Ep. and Trag. always of women, <span class="bibl">Il.18.37</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.2.361</span>, etc.; κλαῖον καὶ ἐκώκῠον <span class="bibl">19.541</span>: freq. with Adv., λίγ' ὲκώκῠε <span class="bibl">Il.19.284</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.4.259</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ὀξὺ δὲ κωκύσασα</b> (opp. <b class="b3">βαρὺ στενάχων</b>, of the man) <span class="bibl">Il.18.71</span>; κώκῡσεν δὲ μάλα μέγα <span class="bibl">22.407</span>: also in late Prose, Plu.2.357c, etc.; even of men, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">DMort.</span>21.1</span>, <span class="bibl">Longus 2.21</span>; and so Ar., as an execration, μακρὰ κωκύειν κελεύω σε <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ra.</span>34</span>; οἰμώζοι γ' ἂν καὶ κωκύοι <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ec.</span>648</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> c. acc., [[lament]] or [[shriek over]] one dead, also prop. of women, κώκυσ' ἐν λεχέεσσιν ἑὸν πόσιν <span class="bibl">Od.24.295</span>; ἐμὴν μοῖραν κ. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1313</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>28</span>, al.: Com., of men, κωκύσεσθε τὰς τρίχας μακρά <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>1222</span>: also in late Prose, as <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">Abst.</span>4.9</span>, 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.<span class="title">Ec.</span>l.c., κωκῡουσα <span class="bibl">Bion 1.23</span>, <span class="bibl">Q.S.3.779</span>, <b class="b3">κωκῡεσκε</b> ib.<span class="bibl">460</span>.]</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: [[lament]], [[wail]] (Il., late prose)<br />Other forms: aor. <b class="b3">κωκῦσαι</b><br />Compounds: with prefix, e.g. <b class="b3">ἀνα-</b>, <b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>.<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">κωκυτός</b> m. (Il.), <b class="b3">κώκυμα</b> (trag.) [[lamenting]], [[wailing]]; <b class="b3">Κώκυτος</b> name of a river of the Underworld (κ 514 etc.).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Intensive reduplication; cf. Skt. <b class="b2">káuti</b>, intens. [[kokūyate]] [[wail]], Lith. <b class="b2">kaũkti</b> [[cry]]; (I see no basis to compare <b class="b3">καύαξ</b>). So from <b class="b2">*kauku-</b>, or <b class="b2">*koku-</b>, Pre-Greek? Or IE?